BRIEF FOR THE VISIT OF THE HONOURABLE WALTER F MONDALE
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
SUMMARY
(I) NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE ABSORBED INTO THE HONG KONG POPULATION
From May 1975 (after the fall of Saigon) to date, long Kong has absorbed approximately 14,224 refugees into its population. A breakdown is shown as follows:
Boat refugees
252
Charter flights arranged by Hong Kong Government
4,552
Commercial flights
450
Overstayers/illegals from
Vietnam
5,700
Overstayers/illegals from
Cambodia
2,100
Overstayers/illegals from
Laos
1,200
TOTAL
14,224
(II) MONTHLY STATISTICS FOR 1979
See Enclosure I; the more significant figures are as follows:
In Hong Kong (excluding 13 in Macau)
Under UNIICR care
Under Government care
35,966
30,558
TOTAL
66,524
Arrivals this year
70,315
Departures. The monthly figures in 1979 have been
as follows ;-
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
314
817
1,147
617
499
1,608
1,335
1st to 31st August (0900 hrs) 2,975
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