TNAG-0907-FCO40-1117-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 16

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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 150445Z DEC 79

TO PRIORITY F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1763 OF 15 DECEMBER

INFO PRIORITY MODUK (DS11), PEKING.

HICK 3411

RELEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 17 DEC1979

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

по

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELNO 1738: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.

16.12

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REGISTRY Action Tiskan

Ni

Size 210

THE 24-HOUR ARREST FIGURES FOR THE PAST 5 DAYS TO 0600 LOCAL TODAY HAVE BEEN: 353, 447, 354, 701, 501. THERE HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY FEW BAY CROSSERS BUT CONSIDERABLE FLUCTUATIONS IN BOTH NUMBERS AND DIRECTION OF THOSE COMING BY BOAT. DAILY ARRESTS ON THE LAND BORDER HAVE BEEN GENERALLY BETWEEN 100 AND 150, WITH SLIGHTLY REDUCED PRESSURE ON THE EASTERN END OF THE "BORDER AND MORE ARRESTS IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN SECTORS.

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FILES

HK & GD

FED

PUSD

OID

NEWS D

PS/MR BLAKER MR MURRAY

CONFIDENTIAL

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

LONDON