TNAG-0983-FCO40-1202-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 158

CONFIDENTIAL

From Director of Immigration

Ref

: ORS/CON/1/1

Tel : 5-458031 Ext 34

Date 9 June 1980

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MEMO

To : Distribution below

Evasion Ratio of illegal immigrants from China

Beginning January 1980, an additional set of evasion ratio based on arrests of 1.Is from China + those via Macao is compiled. The latest evasion ratios as at 31 May 1980 are as follows :-

Evasion Ratios * Estimated by C & S Department

Evasion Ratios compiled by Immigration Department (for reference only)

Claimed year/

Arrests

month of

illegal

entry

Direct Via from Macao

Total

Ratio

(1)+(2) Evaders

#

Evaders

Ratio

China

'A'

'B'

'A'

'B'

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1):(4) (3):(4)

(5)

(1):(5) | (3):(5)

1979

Jan

1934

1934

4672

1:2.42 1:2.42

4702

1:2.43 1:2.43

Feb

2714 166

2880

6288

Mar

6613

82

6695

10998

1:2.32 1:2.18

1:1.66 1:1.64

5653

1:2.08 1:1.96

10236

1:1.55 1:1.53

Apr

8368 52

May

14430 22

8420 12274

14452 18462

Jun

11884

237

12121 9334

1:1.47 1:1.46 11440

1:1.28 1:1.28

1:0.78 1:0.77

1:1.37 1:1.36

17201

1:1.19 1:1.19

8382

1:0.71 1:0.69

Jul

617 623

Aug

1998 498

2496

1240 2172

4528

Sep

5484

3

5487

6976

Oct

11605 254 11859

10946

1:3.52 1:1.8

1:2.26 1:1.81

1:1.27 1:1.28 6443

1:0.94 1 0.92 9973

2047

1:3.32

1:1.65

4181

1:2.09 1:1.68

Nov

9248 160

9408

9639

1:1.0

1.1.0

8756

1:1.17 1:1.17

1:0.86 1:0.84

1:0.95 1:0.93

Dec

15045 20 15065

11363

1:0.8

1:0.8

10784

1:0.72 1:0.72

1980

Jan

3784

94

3878

4472

1:1.2

1:1.2

4159

1:1.10 1:1.07

Feb

4537 31

4568

3951

1:0.9 1:0.9

3547

1:0.78 1:0.78

Mar

4694

120

4814

5398

1:1.1

1:1.1

5036

1:1.07 1:1.05

Apr

5716

90

5806

5640

1:1.0

1:1.0

5421

1:0.95 1:0.93

May

8123 82

8205 7484 1:0.9 1:0.9

5296 1:0.65

1:0.65

*

Estimate made in the current month based on up-to-date surfacing data

# Actual No. of evaders + C & S Department's estimate of evaders who would

never register.

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