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FM HONG KONG #50855Z OCT 79
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1381 OF 5 OCTOBER
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
MY TELNO 1369: IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.
1. THE ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER PASSED THE SEPTEMBER FIGURES (IN REFTEL) TO THE NONA ON 3 OCTOBER AND EXPRESSED STRONG DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE NUMBERS COMING LEGALLY WERE NOW NO LOWER
THAN IN JUNE AND THAT THE NUMBER OF ILLEGALS HAD INCREASED ALMOST 3 FOLD ROM AUGUST, HE LEFT SPEAKING NOTES ON BOTH PROBLEMS (COPIES BY BAG).
2. THE INCREASE IN ILLEGALS IS PARTLY DUE TO NEW TRENDS IN ESCAPE
BY BOAT FROM AREAS TO THE NORTH EAST OF HONG KONG: WE ARE CONTINUING TO PASS THE NCNA DETAILS OF ARREST PATTERNS (WHICH HAVE AVERAGED OVER 200 A DAY SO FAR THIS MONTH), THE NCNA HAVE WELCOMED THIS.
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