TNAG-0801-FCO40-1005-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 185

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MEMO

From: Director of Immigration

Ref.: (38) in IMM CR 265 Pt 13

Tel. no.: 5-456065

Date : 6 January 1978

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Entrants from China and Macao

The statistical returns for December 1977 are attached.

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The daily average figure for legal immigration from China showed a marked increase to 97, compared with 82 in November. The total number of legal entrants from China in 1977 was 26,449, an increase of 29.3% on 1976 (20,453).

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134 illegal immigrants from China were arrested during the month, compared with 118 in November. The total number of illegal immigrants arrested in 1977 was 1,815, an increase of 116.6% on 1976 (838).

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5 illegal immigrants from Macao were arrested during the month, compared with 22 in November. The total number of illegal immigrants arrested in 1977 was 117, compared with 43 in 1976.

AD Center

A J Carter

for Director of Immigration

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Distribution list

s for S

S for H

SNT

PA

CP(DSB)

CP(Operations)

APA (Secy to APA) (4)

D of H

DPC/M

ICAC (Operations Dept)

SLO

D

DD

PIO(I)

HSI

PIO(C)

C for C & S

GIS

APIO(I)

CIO(GI)

PS, Government House

CIO (OR)

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