TNAG-0897-FCO40-1107-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 98

(3) Wevage daily rate of arrival before/afver Gene

of 2.7.12: 325/112

Average daily rate of departure befort/efter Geneva Conference

of 21.7.79 : 28/91

(111) BREAKDOWN OF ARRIVALS

See Enclosure IB and IC, which show that from 1st January to

(IV)

14th September

48,919 (or 67.08%)

North Vietnam,

15,260 (or 20.92%)

South Vietnam,

have arrived in small boats from nave arrived in small boats from 7,402 (or 10.15% ) have arrived in ocean-going vessels and 1340 (or 1.83%) have been rescued at sea.

REGIONAL STATISTICS

(a)

(b)

See Enclosure II, which shows that up to 31st August Malaysia has had an inflow of 51,820 this year, with 48,720 departures. Hong Kong has the highest inflow of 70,650 with only 9,500 departures. The total arrivel figure in the region is 189,740 with 72,700 departures.

The total of boat refugees in countries at the end of August 1979 as follows :-

Hong Kong

66,550

Malaysia

52,700

Indonesia

45,720

Thailand (boat refugees)

8,670

Philippines

5,650

Macau

3,000

EMPLOYMENT

(v)

(a)

See Enclosure III. The total number of refugees in employment as at 20th September, 1979 is estimated to be as follows :-

Tuen Mun Refugee Camp No. 1

2,712

and 2

Sham Shui Po

4,800

Jubilee Buildings

3,070

Kai Tak East

Chi Ma Wan

Cape Collinson

1,359

917

517

H.K. Red Cross

1,037

Argyle Camp No. 4

162

TOTAL : 15,574

This represents 26.20% of the total number in UNHCR camps Government-run open camps.

and

(b)