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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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RECAVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 10 NOV 1978
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 839 OF 9 NOVEMBER.
1. MR. PARRY HAS TABLED FIVE PQ'S FOR PRIORITY WRITTEN ANSWER
ON 15 NOVEMBER HE ASKS THE SECRETARY OF STATE :-
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(A) IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF HONG KONG AND CHINA REGARDING THE QUESTION
OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO HONG KONG?
(B) WHAT IS THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION TO HONG KONG ON AN ANNUAL BASIS? (C) HOW MANY LEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE ENTERED HONG KONG FROM
CHINA IN EACH OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS?
(D) WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO ENTER HONG KONG FROM CHINA OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS TO THE ·
LATEST AVAILABLE DATE?
(E) HOW MANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN REPATRIATED
TO CHINA IN EACH OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS?
2. WE PROPOSE TO REPLY:-
(A) WOULD-BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DETAINED WHILE TRYING
TO ENTER HONG KONG ARE RETURNED TO CHINA UNLESS
THERE ARE EXCEPTIONAL REASONS FOR ALLOWING THEM
TO REMAIN IN THE TERRITORY.
(B) THERE IS NO AGREEMENT ON THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF
IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA. HOWEVER THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ARE AWARE OF OUR CONCERN AT THE
PRESENT LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION.
(C) THE NUMBER OF LEGAL IMMIGRANTS ENTERING KONG KONG
FROM CHINA IN EACH YEAR SINCE 1973 IS :-
1973
55,659
1974
32,918
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A
/1975
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