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18. Kore than a million immigrants and refugees have entered Hong Kong from China since 1950. Because other coditries
have refused to accept Chinese immigrants and because the refugees now constitute a substantial proportion of the popula tion of the Colony, the Hong Kong Government has been obligod
to follow a policy of integrating then to the community. 19. Since 1950 the Hong Kong Governgent has found it necessary to restrict entry from the mainland and the quota for legal
Strict immigration from the Kwangtung Frovince is fifty a day. Leasures are taken against illegal immigration from China but because of the Colony's geographical situation it is impossible
The Chinese border authoritica to maintain complete coferol.
maintain a tight control on their side of the frontier and there have been several incursions in recent months by swall parties of Chinese civilians from the mainland into British
No territory in search of illegal emigrants from China. attempt is made by the Hong Kong authorities to seek out anl retum those who succeed in entering the Colony undetected. But illegal immigrants who are intercepted are normally returned to China in accordance with international practice when enquiries have failed to reveal any good reason why they
should not be so rotumad,
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20.
Hong Kong could not be defended against a determined Chinese attack except perhaps by the use of nuclear weapons, There are no plans for the reinforcement of Hong Kong against external attack and the external role of the Garrison is to
"identify aggression".
Local opinion, while probably under
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