TNAG-0802-FCO40-1006-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 207

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Brazil Morway Surinam Malaysia

Mauritius

Madagascar Venezuela Netherlands

Hong Kong

1

1

= 1 HOON IAN 1

1

3

2

5

2

1

719

3.

Since 1 January 1972 (when the numbers entering legally started escalating) to date, the total figure for legal arrivals excluding CPG passport holders is 194,429. 113,829 of these, i e Overseas Chinese and Non-Cantonese 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 10,527 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 10,424, of whom 5,342 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).

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 June the traffic in such persons was as follows:-

China Macao" Elsewhere

Departures

to

Arrivals

from

2,002

2,055

121

99

163

71

286

2-225

The great The

Since 1 January 1974, 92,876 holders of Declarations of Identity damented for China and 80,389 returned to Hong Kong. majority had returned there to visit their families. similar figures for Macao and elsewhere are available only since 1 April 1975; these are:-

Departures to

Arrivals from

Macao Elsewhere

5,159 6, 488

4, 542

2,377

/Illegal

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