Legal/Illegal Immigrants from China (All totals are in round figures)
Appendix B
Legals
Illegals
Estimated total
Date of
Entry (*)
new entrants
Total
Daily
Arrested
Average
Daily Average
Estimated No.
of Evaders (**
-)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1) + (3)
1972
20000
60
5700
16
1973
56000
150
6100
17
1974
33000
90
7100
20
1975
26000
70
1200
3
6500
32600
1976
20000
60
830
6100
26100
1977
25000
70
1820
6600
31600
1978
67190
190
8210
23
28100
95590
1979
70500
193
89940
246
107700
178200
1980 Jan to Sep
40800
149
69510
254
62100
102900
Oct (1st to 23za)
3400
148
9050
393
-
24th to 31st)
1000
125
1960
245
1160
2160
Nov
4500
150
690
30
320
4620
Dec
5800
187
720
23
400
6200
1981
54240
149
7520
21
3110
57350
1982 Jan
3980
128
280
9
-50
3930
Feb
3950
141
300
11
20
3980
Mar
4670
151
870
28
320
4990
Apr
4380
146
540
18
170
4550
May
£500
145
940
30
370
4870
* Figures for 1972 - 1976 include PRC passport holders with onward visas; Figures for 1977 1980 exclude PRC passport holders with onward visas. ** Estimates before Cctober 1980 are calculated on the basis of 90% evaders surface for identity cards and 10% of evaders who rould never surface. bstimmtes for Jul & Aug 1900 have been adjusted by O AS Cert. on 7-10-EC. Lorimates after 27-^ ^- re calculated in accordance with the new evasion mutie 1:0.6.