TNAG-0897-FCO40-1107-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 216

Enclosure I (Cont'd)

(W) Ethnic origin of refugees (up to 15th August 1979)

(a) Chinese from

S. Vict.

Jan. Feb. March April May

3,408 2,502 1,224 1,388 3,248 3,543 2,343

June July Aug.

Sub-tet

33 17,459

(26.8%)

(b) Chinese from

N. Viet.

1,343 1,790 1,815 4,293 12,011 12,527 4,109

771 38,059

(56.3%)

(c). Viets. from

S. Viet.

566 1,209

75

294 1,947 2,240 1,625

324

8,280

(12.153)

(d) Viets. from

N. Viet.

68

23

NIL

168 1,448 1,339 719

210

3.975 (5.8%)

(e) Others

10

26 NIL

NIL

34

2

1 NIL

73

(0.1%)

5.395 5.550 3,114 6,143 18,688 19,651 8,797 1,338 68,676

Up to 15th August 1979

(VI)

Daily arrival figures for the month of August 1979

Date

Nos. arrived

1st

2nd

443

3rd

4th, 5th, 6th

7

7th

8th

9th

INI

235

10th, 11th, 12th

139

13th

462

14th

25

15th

27

16th

140

17th

18th, 19th

283

20th

17

21st

269

22nd

23rd

656

24th

12

25th

26th

-13

27th

A

28th

17

29th 30th

230

Total : 2.975