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14 DECIS
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31
7
M.
19/75
170
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PP F CO
RR HONGAID
GRS 110
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 140320Z DEC 78
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 242 OF 14 DECEMBER
W PASSED BY 9.0.D. 7
INFO PRIORITY F CO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
MY TELNO 1431: IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.
YOU MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING FURTHER DETAILS FOR DECEMBER
(UP TO THE 13TH) USEFUL IN SPEAKING TO THE FOREIGN MINISTER:
A. TOTAL LEGAL ARRIVALS WITHOUT ONWARD VISAS: 4,462 (DAILY
AVERAGE, 343 - COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER, 304: AND OCTOBER, 257):
B. CPG PASSPORT HOLDERS WITHOUT ONWARD VISAS: 1,669 (OF WHICH 1,663 WITH THE PHILIPPINES AS DECLARED DESTINATION).
2. THESE FIGURES SHOW THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF THE CHINESE TAKING EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM.
MACLEHOSE
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