Legal/Illegal Immigration from China
ANNEX A
Estimated
Legals
Illegals
illegal
Total
Daily average
Arrested
Daily average
entrants
Estimated total new
entrants
1972*
20,000
60
5,700
16
1973*
56,000
150
6,100
17
1974*
33,000
99
7,100.
20
1975*
26,000
70
1,200
3
6,600
32,600
1976*
20,000
60
800
2
6,100
26,100
1977+
25,000
70
1,800
5
6,600
31,600
1978+
Jan
2,790
90
· 180
6
500
3,290
Feb
2,640
90
200
7
800
3,440
Mar
3,470
110
170
5
900
4,370
Apr
4,320
140
310
10
1,200
5,520
May
4,260
140
300
10
1,000
5,260
Jun
5,380
180
430
14
1,300
6,680
Jul
5,670
180
510
16
2,000
7,670
Aug
5,620
180
590
19
3,000
8,620
Spet
6,650
220
990
33
3,500
10,150
Oct
7,960
260
1,480
48
4,200
12,160
Nov
9,110
300
1,920
64
5,000
14.110
Dec
9,620
310
1,140
37
4,200
13,820
Total
67,490
190
8,220
23
27,600
95,090
1979+
Jan
8,110
260
1,930
62
4,700
12,810
Feb
7,570
270
2,710
97
6,300
13,870
Mar
7,630.
250
6,610
213
11,000
18,630
Apr
6,790
230
8,370
279
12,300
19,090
May
5,660
180
14,430
465
18,500
24,160
Jun
5,010
167
:: 11,880.
396
9,300
14,310
Jul
4,940
159
620
20
2,300
7,240
Aug
5,430
175
2,000
64
4,900
10,330
1-20 Sept
3,350
168
3,700
185
9,300
12,650
Total
54,490
207
52,250
252
78,600
133,090
*
figures for 1972-1976 include CPG passport holders with onward visas
+figures for 1977-1979 exclude CPG passport holders
with onward visas