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3. Regional statistics for boat refugees from Vietnam:

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

1 January 1981, (B) arrivals Jan. 1981, (C) resettlement

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

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

Kong exclude refugees previously settled in China)

PLACE

A

B

C

D

E

Hong Kong

Malaysia

21,600

276

1,868

8.54

20,129

12,100 2,446

1,768

12.15

12,800

Indonesia

4,400

147

432

9.50

4,260

Thailand

5,800 2,330 1,063

13.08

8,630

Philippines 3,100

159

423 12.98

3,324

Macau

2,900

86

343 11.49

2,675

Singapore

1,100

271

765 55.80

653

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