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living in Hong Kong.

4.

Persons who enter legally from China and who are landed for a limited period i.e. Overseas Chinese and Non- Cantonese, must obtain Declarations of Identity and re-entry visas for Hong Kong if they wish to travel. During March, the traffic in such persons was as follows:-

Departures

to

Arrivals

from

China Macao Elsewhere

2208

4277

76

47

165

57

2449

4381

Since 1st January 1974, 55,027 holders of Declarations of Identity departed for China and 41,699 returned to Hong Kong. The great majority had returned there to visit their families. The similar figures for Macao and elsewhere are available only since 1st April 1975: these are:-

Macão

Elsewhere

Departures

to

2928

4030

Arrivals from

2312

1509

5.

112 illegals from China were caught trying to enter Hong Kong during the month c.f. 138 last month. 109 illegals were returned to China during the month. The figures so far since 30th November 1974 are:-

2,546 2,490 50

5

-

apprehended returned

allowed to stay

- under investigation

1 escaped from Ta Ku Ling

So far this year 333 illegals have been caught attempting to enter as against 118 for the same period last year.

6.

11,177 persons have been processed by the Immigration Department claiming to have successfully evaded the controls since repatriations to China commenced on 30th November, 1974. When compared with the number apprehended trying to enter this gives a ratio of 1:4.39.

Encl.

cc: S for H

SNT

CP(Operations)

PÁ

CP(DSB)

SLO HSG

Милис

D.C. Readman

for Director of Immigration

C for C & S

D of H

PS, Government House

GIS

Secy to APA (4)

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