TNAG-0970-FCO40-1189-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 20

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3.

Regional statistics for boat refugees from Vietnam: Read in 6 columns: Place, (a) Refugee population at 1 January 1980, (b) Arrivals Jan - Jul '80

(c) resettlement Jan

-

Jul '80, (d) "C" as per cent of

A and B, and (e) Refugee population at 1 August:

(N.B: Figures for Hong Kong Exclude Refugees Previously Settled in China)

Place

A

B

C

D

E

Hong Kong.

50,600

4,208 23,231

42,4 32,200

Malaysia

34,300 11,374 25,911

56.7

20,600

Indonesia

32,200 3,174 28,377

80.2

7,800

Thailand

6,800 12,767

11,988

61.3

5,600

Philippines

5,300 2,180

3,265

43.6

3,700

Macau

3,400

2,158

997

17.9

4,700

Singapore

900 6,017

4,458

64.4

2,500

Washington, Ottawa, Paris, Bonn and Canberra are requested to pass Saving to subordinate Posts.

4.

The August departure total was the lowest since July 1979 and over 500 lower than the previous worst months this year (January and May). With continuing direct arrivals from Vietnam this means that in the past month the total awaiting resettlement has only fallen by about 500.

MACLEHOSE

BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED

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HK & GD

LEGAL ADVISERS

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PS/MR BLAKER

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PS/MR RIDLEY

PS/PUS

OID

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NEWS D MAED

SIR E YOUDE SIR A. ACLAND MRDONALD LORD.N.G. LENNOX

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