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FM HONG KONG 150894Z MAY 79

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.577 OF 15 MAY,

IDEX

NO

27.5

INFO PRIORITY: PEKING, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.

YOUR TELNO.282: IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.

FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

MARCH.

APRIL.

MAY (TO 14TH).

LEGAL ARRIVALS WITHOUT

VISAS FOR HONG KONG OR

ONWARD

7628

6789

2907

DAILY AVERAGE

246

226

208

ILLEGALS REPATRIATED

6445 201

8352 $18

5060.

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2. FOR MORE DETAILS FIGURES AND COMMENT SEE POLITICAL ADVISER'S. LETTER OF 9 MAY TO MCLAREN (HKGD).

3. WE WILL SEND WEEKLY REPORTS ON TUESDAYS AS FROM NEXT WEEK.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

ARGD

FED

PUSD P.S

S/MR BLAKER

MR MURRAY

COPIES то

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE 6, GRAFTON STREET

LONDON

WI

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