TNAG-0906-FCO40-1116-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 30

GPS 220

UNCLASSIFIED

D BY FCO 0209002

FM HONG KONG 020455Z NOV 79

HKK 3Hi RECEIVED IS VERY NO. 51

2 NOV 1979

MESK OFFICER

TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICEEX

TELNO.1544 OF 2 NOVEMBER,

PA

G GO

INFO IMMEDIATE: PEKING, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON,

PRIORITY: MODUK (DS11).

MY TELNO.1369 : IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA : OCTOBER SITREP. (SEPTEMBER IN BRACKET).

1. LEGAL ARRIVALS WITHOUT VISAS FOR HONG KONG OR ONWARD

DESTINATIONS

DAILY AVERAGE

4,790 (4,999)

155 (167)

22++

nee2419

DOCUMENTS USED:

(A) ONE-WAY TRAVEL PERMITS

(B) RETURN TRAVEL PERMITS

C) PASSPORTS

2.

LEGAL ARRIVALS WITH ONWARD VISAS

3.

ILLEGALS REPATRIATED

DAILY AVERAGE

4.

316 (297) 4,265 (4,334)

209 (368)

1,419 (1,357)

11,350 (5,330)

366 (178)

CUMULATIVE FIGURES FOR 1979 (JANUARY-OCTOBER):

A. LEGAL ARRIVALS WITHOUT ONWARD TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: 60,927 (DAILY AVERAGE: 200) (OF WHICH 59,513 PERMIT HOLDERS AND 1,414

ON PASSPORTS WITHOUT ONWARD VISAS OR VALID VISA-PROMISE LETTERS).

B. ILLEGALS REPATRIATED: 65,231 (DAILY AVERAGE: 215).

MACLEHOSE

FILES

HK & GD

FED SEAD UND

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

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