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d) Vietnamese are the only group of Indochinese refugees to be found throughout East and Southeast Asia. Caseload (registered for resettlement), arrival and departure rates vary between countries, thus:

TABLE V

Country

Caseload end 1984

Arrivals 1985/(1984)

Departures 1985/(1984)

Caseload end 1985

+/- factor

China

32

31

(44)

(13)

53

+ 100%

Hong Kong

11,896

1,113 (2,230) 3,953 (3,604)

9.443

→

20%

Indonesia

6,703

6,239 (7,437)| 6,529 (6,900)

6,568

2%

Japan

1,290

435

(503)

908 (1,138)

357

3395

Korea

58

186

(45)

33

(12)

209

+ 250%

Macao

727

(-)

69

(110)

677

7%

Malaysia

8,853

7,304 (9,035) | 7.993 (10,460)

8.456

5%

Philippines

1,960

2,646 (1,370) 1,900 (2,201)

2,744

40%

Singapore

249

891 (394) 905 (931)

235

0.5%

Thailand (boat)

4,339

3,310 (2,807) 2,902 (6,659)

4,391

13%

Thailand (land)

387

1,921

(91) 1,623 (270)

504

30%

TOTAL

36,494

24,156 (24,956) |26,315 (32,408)

34,647

5%

The Vietnamese boat people arrivals totalled 22,258 in 1985, compared with 24,865 in 1984, a reduction of 10%.