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SECRET
SE
IMMIGRATION.
9. DURING OCTOBER, A TOTAL OF 8,485 CHINESE ENTERED HONG KONG
FROM CHINA LEGALLY (COMPARED WITH 7,016 IN SEPTEMBER). THE DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH (EXCLUDING THOSE WITH ONWARD VISAS)
WAS 257, THE HIGHEST FIGURE FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. IN OCTOBER, 1,480 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WERE ARRESTED, A 50 PERCENT INCREASE ON THE SEPTEMBER FIGURE (987): THE FIGURE IN OCTOBER 1977 WAS 157.
10. 588 REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM ARRIVED IN HONG KONG DURING OCTOBER,
BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER IN HONG KONG AWAITING RESETTLEMENT
ELSEWHERE TO 3,677 (EXCLUDING A FURTHER 230 TEMPORARILY TRANSFERRED TO FACILITIES IN MACAU).
FCO PASS SAVING TO WELLINGTON
MACLEHOSE
FILES
HK & GD (6)
FED
PUSD
OID
IPD
RESEARCH D
DEF D
CRD
OLA
MVD
MR CORTAZZI
[PASSED TO CABINET OFFICE AND REPEATED AS
REQUESTED]
3
SECRET
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