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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 1058 OF 4 SEPTEMBER 1978

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELNO 983: CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

IN AUGUST 5,665 (5,665) CHINESE ENTERED AT LOWU (COMPARED WITH

1,919 (1,919) IN AUGUST 1977). THE DAILY AVERAGE WAS 183 COMPARED

WITH 184 IN JULY AND 181 IN JUNE, ONLY 48 HAD VISAS FOR AN ONWARD

DESTINATION.

2. ACTING POLITICAL ADVISER PASSED THESE FIGURES TO NONA TODAY,

COMMENTING THAT IT WAS DISAPPOINTING THAT THE SLIGHTLY LOWER

ARRIVAL FIGURES EARLIER IN AUGUST HAD NOT BEEN MAINTAINED AND

EXPRESSING THE HOPE THA THERE WOULD BE A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION

IN SEPTEMBER. LETTER FOLLOWS.

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COPIES TO: HKGO

SIR A. DUFF

SIR E. YOUDE

MR MURRAY

MR FIGG

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