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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 120957Z NOV 79

TO PRIORITY F C O

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RECEIVED RECTLY NO. 51

13 XV9

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1596 OF 12 NOVEMBER

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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

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MY TELNO 1579: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.

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1. THE DAILY 24-HOUR ARREST FIGURES OVER THE PAST 4 DAYS TO

0600 LOCAL TODAY HAVE BEEN 189, 307, 196, 265. OVER THIS PERIOD THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ARRIVALS HAVE BEEN IN THE DEEP BAY AREA IN THE NORTH-WEST OF HONG KONG. THESE HIGHER NUMBERS ARE PARTICULARLY DISAPPOINTING SINCE MANY ARE COMING FROM AREAS CLOSE TO HONG KONG WHERE INCREASED CHINESE DEPLOYMENTS COULD BE EXPECTED TO TAKE EFFECT FAIRLY RAPIDLY.

2. WE HAVE TOLD THE NCNA OF OUR DISAPPOINTMENT AND CONCERN THAT SIGNIFICANT RESULTS ARE NOT YET BEING SEEN OF THE MEASURES

PROMISED WHEN HUA WAS IN LONDON.

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PS/MR BLAKER

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON

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