BY BAG
布政司署
香港下亞畢道
CONFIDENTIAL
47
GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
LOWER ALBERT ROAD
HONG KONG
本署檔號 OUR REF: SCR 6/2091/70 HKK 341|1
* YOur Ref.:
RECENVAO MAY 20
14 February 1980
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Ihr Quenti
DESK OFFICER
P J Williamson Esq
INDEX
203 PA
HK&GD FCO
Asilian
Dear Dabrick,
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: SYNDICATES IN DONGGUAN
A disturbing trend since late January has been the increase in apparently organized illegal emigration from Dongguan County (bordering the Pearl River and between the northern boundary of the new Shum Chun municipality and the East River). Primarily this has been by motorized junks, usually old with reconditioned engines. From 1 to 13 February there were 5 such junks with 450 illegal immigrants who were arrested. During the same period there were large numbers of illegals by bay and across the land border. Overall in this period about 58% of the illegals came from Dongguan.
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In the case of a boat which arrived on 3 February we managed to obtain some of the 'tickets'. These are slips printed with a crude red chop and a number added in biro. Photocopies are attached: the phrase after the character for 'voyage' reads 'may your wishes come true'.
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I have passed the NCNA the original tickets and all the detailed information we have about patterns of arrival from Dongguan. They have shown considerable concern and we are stepping up our efforts to obtain more detailed information about syndicates. So far the signs are that the organizing is all done in Dongguan without prior contacts in Hong Kong. Separate investigations are going on concerning syndicates which try to organize pick-ups of illegal immigrants by speed boat from points on the Chinese coast, generally to the north-east of Hong Kong; as well as less highly organized groups which try to find illegals and charge them for arranging travel to the urban areas.
Youserer,
cc
RC Fursland Esq
(I C Orr)
FED FCO
Research Dept FES FCO
K Sullivan. Esq
PEKING
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