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% increase/decrease
Year
Total
over previous year
1968
2,444
1969
1,273
1970
1,676
47.9% decrease. 31.7% increase
1971
3,467
106.9% increase
1972
5,685
64.0% increase
1973
6,057
1974-
7,150°
1975 1976
1, 173
6.5% increase. 18.1% increase 83.6% decrease
838
28.6% decrease
7.
During December 444 persons (372 adults and 72 juveniles) registered with the Registration of Persons Department, claiming to have entered Hong Kong illegally (compared with 611 last month).
8.
As recently informed by the Registration of Persons Department, a total of 313,575 persons who claimed to have entered Hong Kong illegally from various sources, primarily from China, have registered at their offices since 1962. The cumulative total of such registration since January 1968 is 122,412.
Macao
9.
:
+
1 illegal immigrant who was referred to this department by the liarine Police was repatriated to Macao on 29th December. In addition, 2 illegal immigrants who were arrested by the Police in September and October were deported to Macao in December.
Release
10.
Of the 85 illegal immigrants from China processed at Ta Ku Ling, 2 were allowed to stay and 83 were repatriated in December. In addition, 8 ilegal immigrants who arrived in November were returned to China in December.
* AFAT ETD
11.
The attached appendices give details of arrests of illegal immigrants from Chine and Mecac during December.
Encl.
(Undman
(D.C. Readman)
for Director of Immigration
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