! Information provided, for " Off the Record" briefing by News Dept.
Ian Knight. Smith / Wat
Reference
1 Immigration from Chiria
Totals
29—12-78.
A. Legal
1977
26, 449 legal immigrants
1978 (excl Dec)-60, 195
Legal
Daily Average for 1978
January September October
92
234
274
November
332
B. Illegal
1977
1,815 illegal immigrants arested
1978 (excl Dec) - 7,408
(It is generally assumed that four times
illegals averted successful
in
manage
the number of
are
to evade capture and reaching Hong Kong undetected.)
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