TNAG-1800-FCO40-2560-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-principle-of-first-asylum-1988 — Page 147

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UK MISSION GENEVA

NO.342

P005/011

Place of origin: 97% have originated from 12 Southern-most provinces of 104 persons Vietnam with the bulk from Mekong delta riparian provinces. resided in various provinces in Kampuchea, only 6 originated in the North. 5002 had come from Ho Chi Minh City.

Socio-economic background: 63% of this group are of urban background and the rest (37%) of rural origin. Data on the professional background of the group may be somewhat misleading as the higher age-brackets have given

Thus the members of the their professions both before and after 1975.

group had occupied, at various stages of their lives, two or three professions from among the following range of activities:

Scientist

Architect, Engineer, Technician Doctor, Dentist, Nurse, Midwife Government Administrator/Manager Non-Government Administrator/Manager Government Clerk

Non-Government Clerk

Shop/Company Owner

Sales Worker

Service Worker

Factory/Production Worker

Farmer

Fisherman

Craftsman

Teacher

Student

Domestic Help

Armed Forces/Police : Officer

Armed Forces/Police : Other

Religious Activity

Unskilled Labor

Distribution by sex and age group i

Age group

0

10

11

-

18

Male

Female

Total

808

692

1500

1741

835

2576

19 29

2525

1551

4076

30

-

49

1534

1183

2717

50 and above

232

152

384

6840

(60)

4413 (40)

11253

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