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APPENDIX IB

ARRIVALS OF BOAT REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM IN HONG KONG : JANUARY TO JULY 1979

Means of arrival

Ethnic

origin and

former

residence

Skyluck,

Sen On

1. Chinese from South Vietnam

3,003

8,942

5.574

139

2. Chinese from North Vietnam

37,876

12

Nil

A

On small boats from ports in North Vietnam

(524 boats)

B

On small boats from ports in South Vietnam (161 boats)

C

On Ocean-going vessels from ports in South Vietnam

(3 vessels: Huey Fong,

D

Rescued at sea by ocean-going vessels

(2 vessels ;:

Sibonga

President Wilson)

TOTALS

(% of total arrivals

17,658 (22.2)

Mil

37,888 (57.75)

3. Vietnamese from South Vietnam

279

5,035

1.792

850

7,956 (11.5)

4. Vietnamese from North Vietnam

3,762

3

Nil

Nil

3,765 (5.59%)

5. Others from South Vietnam

Nil

2**

36#

34

72 (0.11%)

6. Others from North Vietnam

1*

Nil

Nil

Nil

1 (0.002%)

Totals (% of total arrivals)

44,921 (66.71%)

13,994 (20.78%) 7,402 (10.99%)@

1,023 (1.52m)

67,340 (100)

N.B.: This table does not include births or

deaths amongst refugees already in Hong Kong:-

339 Births from March to July 1979

86 Deaths from March to July 1979

Sub-totals (% of total arrivals) :-

I Ethnic Chinese (1+2) = 55,546 (82.49%)

-

II Ethnic Vietnamese (3+4)= 11,721 (17.41%)

III Originally from S. Vietnam (1+3+5)=25,686(38.14%)

IV Originally from N. Vietnam (2+4+6) = 41,654 (61.86%)

@ The no. of Skyluck refugees upon arrival was 2,651 but there were 2 deaths (both ethnic Chinese) shortly afterwards.

**

* claimed French

claimed U.S.A.

# 32 Cambodians &

4 Japanese