TNAG-0897-FCO40-1107-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 97

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RECEIVED IN PERGEW NO. 5

P.S.R.8,

(1)

BUTOR CENTRUMLESS ABSORBLD INTO THE HONG, PR-POPULATION

From May 1975 (after the fell of Saigon) to dete, Hong Kong has

absorbed approximately 14,224 1efures into its population.

down is shown, as follows :

A break-

Boat refugees

252

Charter flights arranged by

4,522

Hong Kong Government

Commercial flights

450

Overstayers/illegals from

5,700

Vietnam

Overstayers/illegals from

2,100

Cambodia

Overstayers/illegals from

1,200

Laos

Total: 14,224

(II)

MONTHLY STATISTICS FOR 1979

(a) See Enclosure I; the more significant figures are as follows :-

In Hong Kong (excluding 6

in Macau)

Under UNHCR care

Under Government care

35,562 31,423

Total: 66,985

Arrivals this year

Departures.

73,202 (including 751 arrivals who have

since been repatriated to China)

The monthly figures in 1979 have been as

Janua

314

Februy

817

March

1,147 ·

April

.617

May

499

June

1,608

July

1,335

August

3,097

1st to 20th Septe er (0900 hours)2,615

Resett) ment. See para. 4 of Enclosure I for countries of resettl ment.

Ethnic arrival

igin. See para. 5 of Enclosure I. In 1979, 59,330 (or 81% ) have been of ethnic Chinese origin.

/(b) ...

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