TNAG-0803-FCO40-1007-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 36

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CONFIDENTIAL

機密

HK&G)

MEMO

From: Director of Immigration

Ref : (42) in IMM CR 255 Pt 14

To Distribution below

Tel

: 5-456065

Date 5 December 1978

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attached.

2.

Entrants from China and Macao

The statistical returns for November 1978 are

The daily average figures for legal immigration from China were:-

332, including CPG passport holders

304, excluding CPG passport holders with visas for final destination.

This is a sharp increase on the October figures of 274 and 257.

3.

!

2,263 illegal immigrants from China were arrested during the month*, compared with 1,481 in October. This is the highest arrest figure since repatriation commenced on 30 November 1974.

4.

the month.

1 illegal immigrant from Macao was arrested during

* including 346 former residents

of North Vietnam who arrived

by sea from China.

Encl

Distribution list

S for S

A Carter

AJ Carter

for Director of Immigration

S for H

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 Flagstaff House

D

DD

PIO(1)

PIO(C)

APIO(1)

CIO(OR)

CIO(GI)

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