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Arrested illegal immigrants statistics
Following is a question by the Hon Zachary Wong Wai-yin and a written reply by the Secretary for Security, Mr Peter Lai, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the government inform this Council:
(a) of the breakdown by sex of the number of illegal immigrants arrested over the past three years; among the arrested female illegals, how many were pregnant
women;
(b) whether there are signs that the number of pregnant women arrested is on the rise; if so, what the reasons are; and
(c) what measures can be taken to stop illegal immigrants, particularly pregnant women, from sneaking into the territory?
Reply:
Mr President,
(a) The number of illegal immigrants arrested over the past three years was:
Total
Male
Female
1993
37517
28138
9379
1994
31521
22065
9456
1995
19804
12873
6931
(Jan-Sept)
We do not have separate statistics on pregnant illegal immigrants who were arrested and repatriated immediately, but the number of pregnant illegal immigrants who surrendered to the Immigration Department or resurfaced at hospitals for confinement was: