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THEY LAND IN MACAU, THAT THEY SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO GO ON TO HONG
KONG WHERE THEY WILL BE TREATED ON ARRIVAL AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE NO CHANCE OF RESETTLEMENT.
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(WHAT RESETTLEMENT PLANS DO HMG HAVE? IF YOU TAKE MORE, WE WILL) AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE A CONTINUING RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME OF 468 PLACES OVER THE TWO YEARS FROM MAY 1987.
FOLLOWS FROM WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT WE RECOGNISE THAT RESETTLEMENT REMAINS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE PROBLEM. WE ARE
NOW EXAMINING ALL ASPECTS OF THIS PROBLEM.
BACKGROUND NOTE
A. NUMBER OF ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
1979
1980
1981 -
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
(TO 6 JUNE)
68,748
24,377
6,748
37,468
8,470
17,818
7,836
9,247
3,651
4,200
2,230
3,694
1,112
3,953
2,055
3,816
3,395
2,212
6,291
1,132
B. LENGTH OF STAY IN HONG KONG (AS AT END MAY)
OVER 8 YEARS
720
7-8 YEARS
251
6-7 YEARS
1,502
5-6 YEARS
743
4-5 YEARS
283
3-4 YEARS
214
2-3 YEARS
853
1-2 YEARS
1,298
LESS THAN 1 YEAR
7,836
HOWE
YYYY
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Jack Da