TNAG-0900-FCO40-1110-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 68

JULY:

AUGUST:

8,046

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3,247

SEPTEMBER: 2,581

OCTOBER:

572

NOVEMBER:

DECEMBER:

282

34 (TO DATE, 12TH).

3. ON THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION, WE ASSUME THAT THE HOME OFFICE FIGURES WILL COVER BOTH HOLDERS OF HONG KONG BRITISH PASSPORTS AND CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY HOLDERS. WE ALSO ASSUME THAT A DISTINCTION WILL BE MADE BETWEEN VISITORS AND THOSE TAKING UP RESIDENCE OR EMPLOYMENT IN THE U.K.

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4. AS BACKGROUND, YOU MAY FIND IT HELPFUL TO HAVE OUR OWN STATISTICS FOR THE 12 MONTHS TO 30 SEPTEMBER 1979. THESE SHOW THAT 8,005 C OF I HOLDERS WERE ISSUED HERE WITH VISAS FOR THE U.K OF WHICH 1,846 WERE FOR WORK/RESIDENCE (INCLUDING 645 STUDENTS) AND 6,159 FOR VISITS. THE FIGURES FOR HONG KONG BRITISH PASSPORT HOLDERS ARE NOT COMPLETE SINCE ENTRY CLEARANCE IS NOT MANDATORY FOR THOSE GOING AS VISITORS OR STUDENTS TO THE U.K. WITHIN THE PERIOD WE BELIEVE SOME 36,000 PASSPORT HOLDERS ENTERED THE U.K. 11,917 OF THESE WERE ISSUED HERE WITH ENTRY CLEARANCE, OF WHICH 6,817 WERE FOR WORK/RESIDENCE (INCLUDING 5,063 STUDENTS) AND 5,900 FOR VISITS. THESE FIGURES DO NOT COVER HONG PASSPORT OR C OF I HOLDERS ENTERING THE U.K. FROM PLACES OTHER THAN HONG KONG (E.G. THE NETHERLANDS).

CATER

FILES

SEAD

MR STRATION

HK & GD

LORD NG LENNOX

UND

FED

EID

PUSD

OID

IPD

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

NEWS DEPT

PS

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS

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