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Persons who enter legally from China and who are landed for a limited period i.e. Overseas Chinese and Non- Cantonese, must obtain Declarations of Identity and re-entry visas for Hong Kong if they wish to travel. During May, the traffic in such persons was as follows:~
Departures to
Arrivals
from
China Macao Elsewhere
1,480
2,118
148
106
174
55
1,802
2,279
Since 1st January 1974, 59,790 holders of Declarations of Identity departed for China and 47,400 returned to Hong Kong. The great majority had returned there to visit their families. The similar figures for Macao and elsewhere are available only since 1st April 1975; these are:-
Macao Elsewhere
Departures to
Arrival's from
3,158
2,987
4,346
1,622
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llegal immigration from China
During May 1977, 78 illegal immigrants were arrested
by the Police, compared with 99 Last month.
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Of the 78 arrested, 15 were land crossers and
63 bay crossers. Most of them were between 15-25 years of age. All were processed at Ta Ku Ling and consequently 77 were repatriated during the month and 1 was allowed to stay. The highest number of illegal immigrants arrested on any one day during the month was 10 on 8th May.
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On 9th May, a young farmer from Ta Pang Commune, after having landed illegally at Ping Chau, proceeded by ferry to town. He was stopped by the Police during a surprise check on the ferryboat. Subsequent enquiries revealed that this youth was a former Hong Kong resident and he was released on 12th May.
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3 bodies, believed to be those of illegal immigrants drowned whilst attempting entry, were recovered from the sea during the month (1 in the eastern sector, 1 in the western sector and 1 in the northern sector).
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The cumulative total of illegal immigrants arrested by or surrendered to the Police since 1st January 1968 is now 30, 274. The yearly totals are as follows:-
G.F. 323
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