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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 280443Z DEC 79
T PRIORITY FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1805 OF 28 DECEMBER
INFO PRIORITY MOD UK (DS11) PEKING
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
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MYTELNO 1763: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA
HICK 341/1
RECEIVED IN REGATAY NO. 51
2 8 DEC 1979
DESK OFFICER INDEX
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The DW23/2
REMISTRY
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THE 24 HOUR ARREST FIGURES FOR THE PAST 13 DAYS TO 0600 LOCAL TODAY HAVE BEEN : 519 660 626 391 493 417 494 524 410 359 734
18 475. THIS IS A DAILY AVERAGE OF 509, AN EXTREMELY HIGH FIGURE FOR THE TIME OF YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN THOSE ARRIVING ACROSS THE BAYS OR BY LAND: HOWEVER THE MAJOR VARIABLE
FACTOR HAS BEEN THE NUMBERS ARRIVING BY SEA.
2. WE HAVE NOW HAD 3 FURTHER JUNKS FROM THE SAME AREA OF FUJIAN
252 PROVINCE AS THE ONE ARRESTED ON 6 DECEMBER (MYTELNO 1716) THE LATEST SUCH ARRIVALS HAD HEARD OF THE GROUP ARRESTED ON 6
DECEMBER BEING REPATRIATED BUT SAID THAT SINCE THESE PEOPLE
WERE ONLY HELD IN DETENTION FOR 10 DAYS, THEY THOUGHT THEY MIGHT
AS WELL TAKE THEIR CHANCE.
3. WE SHALL COMMENT FURTHER ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE FIGURES
WHEN REPORTING THE TOTALS FOR THE WHOLE MONTH.
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