TNAG-0802-FCO40-1006-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 126

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機密 HK$67

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From: Director of Immigration

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To Distribution below.

Ref : (35) in CR 265 Pt 14

Tel : 5-456065

Date : 6 September 1978

HKK 341/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 17 SEP 1978

DESK OFFICER INDEX

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2.

China were:-

Entrants from China and Macao

The statistical returns for August 1978 are attached.

The daily average figures for legal immigration from

183, including CPG passport holders

181, excluding CPG passport holders with visas

for final destination.

This is a slight decrease on the July figures of 184 and 183.

3.

594 illegal immigrants from China were arrested during the month, compared with 505 in July. This is the highest arrest figure since repatriation commenced on 30 November 1974.

4.

the month.

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2 illegal immigrants from Macao were arrested during

Distribution list

S for S

4.

M. Mathie

M Murphie

for Director of Immigration

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SNT

PA

CP (DSB)

CP (Operations)

APA (Secy to APA)(4) ↓

D of H

DPC/M

ICAC (Ops Dept)

SLO

HSI (2)

C for C & S

GIS

PS, Government House

D

DD

PIO(1)

PIO(C

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