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CONFIDENTIAL
機密
HK&G)
MEMO
From: Director of Immigration
Ref : (42) in IMM CR 255 Pt 14
To Distribution below
Tel
: 5-456065
Date 5 December 1978
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attached.
2.
Entrants from China and Macao
The statistical returns for November 1978 are
The daily average figures for legal immigration from China were:-
332, including CPG passport holders
304, excluding CPG passport holders with visas for final destination.
This is a sharp increase on the October figures of 274 and 257.
3.
!
2,263 illegal immigrants from China were arrested during the month*, compared with 1,481 in October. This is the highest arrest figure since repatriation commenced on 30 November 1974.
4.
the month.
1 illegal immigrant from Macao was arrested during
* including 346 former residents
of North Vietnam who arrived
by sea from China.
Encl
Distribution list
S for S
A Carter
AJ Carter
for Director of Immigration
S for H
SNT
PA
CP (DSB)
CP (Operations)
APA (Secy to APA)(4)
D of H
DPC/M
ICAC (Ops Dept)
SLO
HSI (2)
C for C & S
GIS
PS Flagstaff House
D
DD
PIO(1)
PIO(C)
APIO(1)
CIO(OR)
CIO(GI)
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