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機密
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4.
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 December, the traffic in such persons was as follows:-
COPIMAL SI
Departures
China Macao Elsewhere
to
Arrivals from
1882
1479
1
1
51
10
1934
1490
Since 1st January 1974, 44,432 holders of Declarations of Identity departed for China and 32,246 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
Arrivals from
2639
2647
3550
1394
5.
85 illegals from China were caught trying to enter Hong Kong during the month c. f. 71 last month. 91 illegals were returned to China during the month. The figures so far since 30th November 1974 are:-
6.
2,213
2,166 46
1
apprehended returned
allowed to stay
- under investigation
escaped from Ta Ku Ling
10,309 persons have been processed by the Immigration Department claiming to have successfully evaded the controls since repatriations to China commenced on 30th November, 1974. When compared with the number apprehended trying to enter this gives a ratio of 1:4.66.
Encl.
cc: S for H
SNT
PA
CP (DSB)
CP (Operations)
SLO
G.F. 323
HSG
C for C & S
D of H
PS, Government House
GIS
Secy to APA (4)
(Милист
(D.C. Readman)
for Director of Immigration
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