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FM HONG KONG 150894Z MAY 79
TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.577 OF 15 MAY,
IDEX
NO
27.5
INFO PRIORITY: PEKING, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TELNO.282: IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.
FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
MARCH.
APRIL.
MAY (TO 14TH).
LEGAL ARRIVALS WITHOUT
VISAS FOR HONG KONG OR
ONWARD
7628
6789
2907
DAILY AVERAGE
246
226
208
ILLEGALS REPATRIATED
6445 201
8352 $18
5060.
see 80
2. FOR MORE DETAILS FIGURES AND COMMENT SEE POLITICAL ADVISER'S. LETTER OF 9 MAY TO MCLAREN (HKGD).
3. WE WILL SEND WEEKLY REPORTS ON TUESDAYS AS FROM NEXT WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
ARGD
FED
PUSD P.S
S/MR BLAKER
MR MURRAY
COPIES то
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE 6, GRAFTON STREET
LONDON
WI
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