TNAG-1067-FCO40-1317-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 69

New, Caledonia

4

Netherlands

2

France

New Zealand

1

1

3. Regional statistics for boat refugees from Vietnam:

Read in 6 columns: place (A) refugee population at 1 January

1981, (B) arrivals Jan-Mar 1981, (C) resettlement Jan-Mar

1981, (D) "C" as per cent of A and B, and (E) refugee

population at 1 April 1981: (N.B.: Figures for Hong Kong

exclude refugees previously settled in China).

PLACE

A

B

C

D

E

Hong Kong

21,600

1,231

6.078 26.6

17,005

Malaysia

12,100

4.773

7,294. 43.2

90717

Thailand

5,800

6,263

4,310 3567

9.336

Indonesia 4,400

933

1,837 3404

3,610

Philippines

3,100

921

1,461 36.3

3,053

1. Масац

2.900

101

733

24.4

2,326

Singapore

1,100

606 1,274 7407

479

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