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FM UNG KONG 120506Z DEC 78

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 241 OF 12 DECEMBER

HKK-341/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO.

13 DEC 1978

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FCO TELNO 795 TO YOU AND MY TELNO 239, PARA 7: IMMIGRATION

FROM CHINA.

THE LATEST FIGURES FOR THIS MONTH (TO 11 DECEMBER) ARE:

A. DAILY AVERAGE (WITHOUT ONWARD VISAS): 330.

B. TOTAL OF PASSPORT HOLDERS WITHOUT ONWARD VISAS: 1,261 (OF

WHICH 1,104 CLAIM TO BE GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES).

C. TOTAL ILLEGALS REPATRIATED: 397.

D. ILLEGALS (ORIGINALLY FROM VIETNAM) BEING HELD PENDING

DECISION BY CHINA ON REPATRIATION: 440. THIS INCLUDES THE GROUPP

OF 163 WHO HAVE ADMITTED SPENDING SEVERAL MONTHS IN

CHINA. A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF THEM WENT TO PEI HAI IN KWANGSI

AFTER CROSSING THE LAND BORDER BETWEEN VIETNAM AND CHINA.

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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

MR CORTALZI

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COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOYT

OFFICE LONDON