TNAG-0984-FCO40-1203-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 123

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Law and Order

It is widely considered that new arrivals are

becoming increasingly involved in crime, and their involvement in serious and high-value crime is believed to have reached significant proportions. The number of recent immigrants arrested and charged was 225 in 1978, rising to 565 in 1979. In the first 8 months of 1980 the number rose further to 606, of whom 114 were preious offenders. These figures do not

fully reflect the situation as they do not include cases still under investigation, nor unreported crime. Analysis shows that illegal immigrants are involved largely in robberies and are more ready to use violence, including firearms, to perpetrate

their crimes.

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