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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 1249 OF 9 DECEMBER 1977
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNOS 946 AND 952: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION,
THE BACKGROUND TO THE PRESENT POSITION IS COVERED IN THE
FOLLOWING PAPERS OF WHICH YOU HAVE COPIES:-
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(1) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMORANDUM XCS(74)3 DATED 7 SEPTEMBER 1974:
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(11) DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATIONS PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTION, DATED OCTOBER 1974, ON THE PROCESSING OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA, SENT TO YOU ON 20 NOVEMBER 1974 AND REFERRED TO IN PARA 16 OF DONALD'S LETTER TO STUART OF 15 NOVEMBER 1974.
2. THE FOLLOWING IS UP-TO-DATE COMMENT AND INFORMATION IN REPLY TO YOUR PARTICULAR QUESTIONS:-
(1) THE FIGURES FOR 1977 ARE:-
ARRESTED (WHILE ENTERING ILLEGALLY).
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1700
REFUSED PERMISSION TO LAND AND REPATRIATED..
1678
ALLOWED TO STAY..........15
UNDER PROCESSING.........6
ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY.....1
FOR EVERY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTED AT LEAST FOUR PROBABLY
EVADE DETECTION. THEY EVENTUALLY SURFACE, USUALLY BECAUSE THEY APPLY FOR A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD, AND ARE ALWAYS GIVEN PERMISSION TO STAY. YOU WILL APPRECIATE WE TREAT AS STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL AND DO NOT PUBLISH FIGURES EITHER FOR THE EVASION RATE
OR OF THOSE ALLOWED TO STAY. THIS IS IN ORDER TO MINIMISE RISK OF
PRESSURE FROM THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES FOR THE RETURN OF SUCCESSFUL -
EVADERS.
(2)(A) THE PROCEDURAL ARRANGEMENTS DETAILED IN THE DIRECTOR
OF IMMIGRATIONS INSTRUCTION OF OCTOBER 1974, REFERRED TO ABOVE, CONTINUE TO BE OBSERVED. BROADLY SPEAKING, THOSE WHO MAY BE REGARDED
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