TNAG-0803-FCO40-1007-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 29

! Information provided, for " Off the Record" briefing by News Dept.

Ian Knight. Smith / Wat

Reference

1 Immigration from Chiria

Totals

29—12-78.

A. Legal

1977

26, 449 legal immigrants

1978 (excl Dec)-60, 195

Legal

Daily Average for 1978

January September October

92

234

274

November

332

B. Illegal

1977

1,815 illegal immigrants arested

1978 (excl Dec) - 7,408

(It is generally assumed that four times

illegals averted successful

in

manage

the number of

are

to evade capture and reaching Hong Kong undetected.)

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