TNAG-0802-FCO40-1006-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 110

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Surinam Mauritius

13

5

Madagascar

10

UK

3

Trinadad & Tobago

48

1,410

3*

Since 1 January 1972 (when the numbers entering legally started escalating) to date, the total figure for legai arrivals excluding CPG passport holders is 203,367. 118,685 of these, ie Overseas Chinese and Non-Kwangtung residents who arrived after 30 June 1972, were landed on 12 months limitation of stay and should have applied periodically for extensions of stay. However, our records show that 11,112 of them have not done so and this suggests that they are no longer living in Hong Kong. The total number of legal arrivals holding CPG passports without visas for Hong Kong since 1 January 1972 is 12,856 of whom 7,691 arrived since 1 August 1975 without visas for their final destination and are presumed to have remained here. (No breakdown of figures of CPG passport holders is available before August 1975).

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

ChinaTM Macao Elsewhere

Departures to

Arrivals from

3,635

4,369

39

19

189

3,863

76

4,464

Since 1 January 1974, 100,058 holders of Declarations of Identity departed for China and 87,178 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 1 April 1975, these are:-

Macao Elsewhere

llegal immigration from China

5.

Arrivals from

Departures

to

5,246

4,617

6,856

2,516

During August 1978, 594 illegal immigrants were arrested compared with 505 last month. This is the highest arrest figure since repatriation commenced on 30 November 1974.

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