TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 72

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CAMP POPULATIONS AS OF 08/31/83

Refugees in all camps/countries in Southeast and East Asia:

Lao

Highlanders

Khmer

Vietnamese

22,946

48,510

72,824

55,268

Country

TOTAL

199,548**

Camp

Lao

Highland

Khmer

Vietnamese

Thailand

Ban Nam Yao

98

8,439

Ban Vinai

335

35,252

Chiang Kham

599

2,816

Kab Cherng

616

Khao I Dang

54,090

Nakhon Phanom

16,050

0

266

Nong Khai:*

Reception Center

Closed

Vol Repat Center

Closed

Phanat Nikhom

2,186

1,565

6,766

1,098

Sikhiu

8,199

Songkhla:*

Reception Center

213

Transit Centers

733

216

4,009

352

U bon:*

Reception Center

352

Vol Repat Center

278

173

***

SUB-TOTAL

20,631

48,461

65,481

10,128

Malaysia

Pulau Bidong

5,214

KL Transit Center/Sungei Besi

6,046

SUB-TOTAL

11,260

Singapore

Hawkins Camp

654

Indonesia

Jakarta

1

Tanjung Pinang

2

Tarempa

Galang 1st Asylum

Galang RPC

13

6,201

845

2,220

SUB-TOTAL

845

8,437

Philippines

Palawan

3,095

Bataan RPC

SUB-TOTAL

2,315 2,315

49

$55

6,498

5,223

49

6,498

8,318

Hong Kong

Open Camps Closed Camps SUB-TOTAL

7,664

5,942

13,506

Ma cau

Japan

Korea

Taiwan

GRAND TOTAL

898

1,805

31

131

22,946

48,510

72,824

55,268

*The Nong Khai and Ubon reception centers have refugees awaiting movement to Nakhon Phanom, while the boat refugees in the Songkhla reception center are awaiting movement to Sikhiu. The Ubon voluntary repatriation center (Vol Repat Center) hold refugees awaiting voluntary repatriation to Laos.

**Does not include 176 Vietnamese (ODP) refugees in transit in Bangkok.

***In addition to the camp populations listed, there are now an estimated 500 Vietnamese land refugees located on the Thai Kampuchean border. Note that the ethnic totals for camp populations in Thailand reported on this page and the ethnic breakdown for the refugee population in Thailand on page 2 do not track exactly(the source of both sets of figures is the UNHCR).