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ILLEGAL
COMFIDE
PAPER FOR THE GOVERNOR'S SECURITY COMMITTEE
(No.26/81)
(a) Statistics
Immigration From China - Sitrep
Paper by Security Branch
Arrests on Entry
Evaders Arrested
1980
Total
Daily Average
Total
Daily Average
September
13,365
446
October
11,017
355
21
3
November
893
30
216
7
December
716
23
33
1
1981
January
702
23
66
2
February
412
15
39
1
March
938
30
71
2
April
1,074
36
150
5
May
943
30
139
4
June
586
20
132
4
(These figures exclude shoppers, crew members, smugglers etc).
(b) Current methods of entry
Entry by land is at present the commonest method. Contrary to seasonal trends in the past, few are crossing the bays. Weather cond- itions are probably keeping the sea crossers at a low level.
(c) Speedboats
Sophisticated syndicate tactics using speedboats continue. Security Forces have lately had some success, as a result of effective intelligence work. Practical problems of identifying and stopping speedboats remain. The new Regulations aimed at ensuring compliance with pleasure boat licensing requirements should help generally.
(d) Identity Cards
False identity cards, which are a threat to the continued success of the new policy, are undoubtedly being used by evafors. Police are very active in their counter measures. Since the new policy began, 234 false cards have been size? and 196 persons have been arrested for related offences (72 Hong Kong residents, 122 cvaders). The decision (yet to be
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