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LAW, ORDER AND SECURITY
(a)
Defence Costs Agreement
64.
will
which
The 1981 Defence Costs Agreement,
expire in March 1988, sets out the then
understanding between Her Majesty's Government
and
the Hong Kong Government on the costs of the British
Garrison stationed in Hong Kong, and the contribution
which Hong Kong should pay towards its upkeep. linder
Agreement Hong Kong meets 75 per cent (at
present some HK$1.5 billion per annum) of the costs.
of the Garrison. [A new Defence Costs Agreement,
cover the period from 1 April 1988 to
that
to
has now been concluded. It provides that, during
that period, Hong Kong will contribute
per cent
of the costs of the Garrison or, initially, some HK$
billion per annum.]
(b)
Illegal Immigration
65.
Arrests of illegal immigrants attempting to
enter Hong Kong averaged
per month in 1987
compared
with 1,402 per month in 1986.
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