TNAG-0983-FCO40-1202-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 103

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CONFIDENTIAL

機密

PA

From:

Ref:

MEMO

Director of Immigration

HKCK 3411

(12) in IMM-GB/qQqTIT

Tel. No.:

To: Secretary for Security

KELEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

5-458031 Ext 12 AUG 1980 Your Ref: CR 12/2091/79

Date:

23 Julygok OFFICER

REGISTA E

INDEX

PA

Action

+18

Repatriation

Illegal Immigrants from China

from rong nong

Further to my memo in this series dated 19 June 1980 the

figures as at 30 June 1980 are:

No. of illegals referred

for repatriation

No. repatriated

No. released

Absconded

Deceased

Awaiting decision

2.

Between 30-11-74 and 31-12-78

Jan. June

1979

1980

12,233

89,940

34,831

12,068

89,555

34,923

116

51

20

2

2

2

5

260

The figure of illegal immigrants from China claiming to have evaded the patrols since repatriation started on 30 November 1974 is now 157,397. Various evasion ratios covering different periods since the start of repatriations appear at Appendix A. The Census & Statistics Department estimate of the evasion ratio (including Macao elements) for June 1980 is 1 : 0.9 compared with 1: 0.8 (revised) for May 1980.

3.

At Appendix B are tables showing figures of legal and illegal entrants from China from 1972 to date together with an estimate from the Census & Statistics Department of total new entrants from 1975 to date.

CC APA

PAS(S) OPS

CP (Attn: Mr D Deptford,

AIICC) (3)

GIS (Research)

(Attn: Mrs S Simms)

DSB

DPC K

GSO 2 Ops HyBF

H K KWAN

for Director of Immigration

FCO (Hong Kong Department)

PAGENT (Attn: Major Morgan)(2) SO (HKS) HQBF

HSI HQBF

C for C & S

D

(Attn: Mrs D Shum)

GSO 2 Int HQBF

Encls.

IMM/CR 269 Pt VII

HKK/1K CONFIDENTIAL

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150

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