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A HONG KONG 257815Z SZP-79

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUNDER 1329 OF 25 SEPTEMBER

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LOND GH

YOUR TELNO 763: MP'S LETTER: VIETNAMESE BEEUGESS IN HONG KONG.İ

1.(A). ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL REFUGEES WHO ARE IN GAINFUL

EMPLOYMENT ARE OF WORKING AGE, THE NUMBER WORKING ON 20 SEPTEMBER 1979 WAS 15,574, BASED ON THE AGE STRUCTURE OF A SAMPLE OF REFUGEES

AND APPLYING THIS TO THE POPULATION OF THE OPEN CAMPS, THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE WORKING COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ADULTS

IS 44 PERCENT.

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(B). PRECISE STATISTICS ARE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE CLASSIFICATION

INTO ETHNIC CHARACTERISTICS IS ONLY MADE OFFICIALLY ON ARRIVAL.

WE ARE TRYING TO OBTAIN SIMILAR STATISTICS FOR DEPARTURES BUT

THIS COULD TAKE SOME TIME. IN THE MEANTIME, A BREAKDOWN! FOR THOSE IN CAMPS IS NOT AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THE RULEVANT INFORMATION FOR ARRIVALS, FROM 1 JANUARY TO 14 SEPTEMBER, AND ASSUMING ALL VIETNAMESE FROM SOUTH VIETNAM ARE ETHNIC SOUTH VIETNAMESE’'

IS 13 PERCENT.

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(C) THIS 13 ALSO DIFFICULT TO ANSIEN FOR THE REASONS GIVEN AT

R) AROVE, HOWEVER, BASED ON THIS YEAR'S ARRIVALS TO 14 SEPTEMBER, THE PERCENTAGE IS 62.5 .

2. GRATEFUL YOU PASS 'COPY OF YOUR TELNO 763 TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

OFFICE LONDON.

MACLE HOSE

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