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CONFIDENTIAL #B

From: Director of Immigration

Ref: ORS/CON/1/1

Tel: 5458031 Ext. 34

Date: 9th October 1980

HICK 34111

RECEIVED IN RECIST Y NO

-en

Claimed

2 4 OCT 1930-

DAX OFFICE?

Au

MEMO

TO: Distribution Below

Mr CLP X is very

encouraging indeed. In 1974

the ratio was I believe hi

jexcess of lip

Inthiamo

RECEIVED N

REGISTRY 20. 25 21 OCT 1980

Evasion Ratio of illegal immigrants from China

Beginning January 1980, an additional set of evasion ratio Errests of I. A China + those via Macao is compiled. The latest evasion ratios as at 30th September 1980 are as follows:-

Arrests

Evasion Ratios compiled by Immigration Department (for reference only)

year/

Ilonth of

Evasion Ratios Estimated by C & S Department

illegal entry

Direct via

from China

Total Macao (1)+(2)

Evaders.

Ratio

Evaders

Ratio

#

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

'A' K1):(4) (3):(4)

'B'

(5)

'A' (1):(5)

'B' (3):(5)

1979

89940 2117 92057 107652

1:1.2

1:1.2 99900

1:1.11

1:1.09

1980

Jan

3784 94

3878

4472

1:1.2

1:1.2

4166

1:1.10 1:1.07

Feb

4537

31

4568

3951

1:0.9

1:0.9 3562

1:0.79

1:0.78

Mar

4694

120

4874

5398

1:1.1

1:1.1

5066

1:1.08

1:1.05

Apr

5716

90

5806

5647 1:1.0

1:1.0 5470

1:0.96

1:0.94

May

8123 82

8205

6403

1:0.8

1:0.8 6006

1:0.74

1:0.73

Jun

7977

15

7992

6067 1:0.8

Jul

8619

65

8684

8902

Aug

12686

56

12742

11250

Sep

13365 89

13454

1:1.0

1:0.9

9644 1:0.7

1:0.8 5721

8668

1:0.72

1:0.72

1:1.0

1:0.9

1:0.7 7930 1:0.59

1:1.0

1:1.0

10931 1:0.86

1:0.86

1:0.59

* 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.

2.

The key statistics on the basis of which the Sept evasion ratios are estimated by C & S Department are attached at Appendix 'A' for reference.

Peggy Dee (Mrs.)

for Director of Immigration

PD/nl

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