TNAG-0907-FCO40-1117-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 6

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GRS 180

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

PA

The DW23/2

REMISTRY

Action Tutor

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.

CATER

FILES

HK & GD

FED

PUSD

OID

NEWS DEPT

PS/MR BLAKER MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

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