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Monday, January 22, 1973
MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE IN 1972
More than eight million people moved in and out of Hong
Kong last year, the Immigration Department said today.
This represents an increase of 27.19 per cent, compared with
the figures for 1971.
According to provisional figures, 3,988,938 people were
recorded as having legally arrived in Hong Kong last year.
In addition, there were 4,023,980 departures, making a total of 8,012,918 authorised movements (excluding transients and persons refused permission to land).
In 1971, the respective arrival and departure figures
were 3,148,949 and 3,150,934, making a total of 6,299,883.
A spokesman for the Immigration Department said there was also
a 62.46 per cent increase in traffic over the land border at Lo Wu,
Sea travellers receiving immigration clearance during last year totalled 3,835,694 (mainly on the Hong Kong Macau run), and air travellers 2,727,982.
The figures for 1971 were 3,220,537 and 2,187,328 respectively.
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