Fr
Director of Immigration
Ref.
(154)
IMM CR 542
Tel. No.
5-407012
Date.
1 February 1982
DET
CNTIAL 189 H
MEMO
To Deputy Political Advisor
1 1 FEE 1982
Your Ref.
in
dated
Groups from China
Further to my memo (140) in this series dated 16-7-81, I attach
a list of groups from China who have visited Hong Kong during the period 1 July 1981 to 31 December 1981.
2.
The average
This list shows that during the period of 26 weeks, 721 groups visited Hong Kong with a total of 3379 persons. Out of this number, 30 were cultural groups consisting of a total of 377 persons. period of visit for each group was 25.5 days. The present pattern is, therefore, in any month, about 120.2 new groups from China arrived in Hong Kong with a total of 563.2 persons.
3.
I also attach a list of Chinese officials granted employment visas during the period 1 July to 31 December 1981. The list shows that during the period a total of 565 persons have been so admitted, making an average of 94.2 persons per month.
Encls.
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DSB
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HK & GD
Research Dept
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MVD
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K Y LOH for Director of Immigration
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