§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord Privy Seal what, for the longest and most convenient stated period of time, have been the numbers of refugees landing in Hong Kong either annually, monthly, or weekly and the numbers of Hong Kong citizens leaving to enter the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. BlakerSince 1975, the annual totals of refugees arriving in Hong Kong from Vietnam—the only place from which they have arrived in significant numbers—have been:
1975 3,743 1976 191 1977 1,001 1978 6,609 1979(to 10 December) 73,305 The monthly total for 1979 were:
January 5,395 February 5,552 March 3,114 April 6,143 May 18,688 June 19,651 July 8,046 August 3,247 September 2,581 October 572 November 282 December (1-10) 34 Since 1973 the annual totals of former residents of Hong Kong admitted for settlement in the United Kingdom have been:
1973 1,561 1974 1,990 1975 2,089 1976 1,930 1977 1,676 1978 1,284 1979 (January to June) 671 These figures do not include refugees settled in this country from Hong Kong.