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3. DURING THE PAST NINE MONTHS THE NUMBERS REGISTERING AS
NEW ARRIVALS FOR IDENTITY CARDS HAVE BEEN AS FOLLOWS
PAKISTANIS
.INDIANS
JULY- SEP 1960
117
237
OCT DEC 1968
192
368
JAN - MAR 1969
310
333
TOTALS
619
938
4. MANY OF THE PAKISTANIS CAME VIA CANTON OVER THE LAND BORDER
WITH CHINA. IMMIGRANTS FROM PAKISTAN HAVE EASY ACCESS TO HONG
KONG BY MEANS OF PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES WHICH OPERATE
TO CANTON. THE NUMBER ENTERING IN THIS WAY INCREASED FROM 129
IN FEBRUARY TO 262 IN MARCH AND 112 IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS
MONTH.
5. I AM NOW MAINTAINING A CLOSER CHECK ON THE NUMBERS OF
PAKISTANIS AND INDIANS COMING HERE TO STAY. IF THEY SHOULD
CONTINUE TO INCREASE AT THE PRESENT RATE IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO
IMPOSE CONTROLS. IN THE CASE OF PAKISTANIS THE PROBLEM IS
COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUSE
ENTRY AT LO WU IN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I SHALL KEEP YOU INFORMED
OF THE POSITION,
SIR D. TRENCH
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