HC Deb 31 October 1979 vol 972 c578W
22. Mr. David Price

asked the Lord Privy Seal how many Vietamese "boat people" have reached the colony of Hong Kong in the past three months; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Blaker

The numbers are as follows:

August: 3,247.

September: 2,581.

The first three weeks of October: 544.

The total number of refugees in Hong Kong on 22 October was 64,107.