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SOUTH EAST ASIA REFUGEE STATISTICS

(1975 - 1984)

A TOTAL No. IN THE U.K.

1. Total granted refugee status while

already in the United Kingdom

2. Quota arrivals

CAMBODIAN

136

LAOTIAN

51

VIETNAMESE

147

TOTAL

334

3. Boat rescue arrivals

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HONG KONG THAILAND

11,000

232

MALAYSIA

203

TOTAL

11,435

4. Family Reunion arrivals (from figures

provided by Voluntary refugee agencies)

1975-79

2066

From Vietnam From elsewhere

TOTAL

1980

460

1975-82

722

1540

2262

1981

422

1983

859

251

1110

1982

1

1984

607

145

752

1983

199

1984

80

TOTAL

2188

1936

4124

TOTAL

3228

TOTAL (1-4): 19,121

TOTAL NO. OF AUTHORISED VISAS FOR FAMILY REUNION

YEAR

VIETNAMESE

CAMBODIAN

LAOTIAN

TOTAL

1975-78

205

31

89

325

1979

856

39

195

1090

1980

1608

180

11

1799

1981

1400

32

6

1438

1982

578

1

8

587

1983

1207

13

1220

1984

534

1

-

543

TOTAL

6397*

283

322

70020

Of this total, the No. of People in Vietnam who were authorised visas is 4,700: 1,697 were in other countries

Ø Not all visas that are authorised are used; in some other cases

holders of valid visas are still awaiting arrival.