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CONFIDENTIAL #the willing

Director of Immigration

MEMO

機密

Tai Secretary for Security

Amm

Mr Gran

Ref:

Tel. No.:

Date:

(27) in IMM/CR 4/191

4/191III

2224/12

Nick 34

5-458031 Ext 18

10 December 1980

BARRIVED IN REG3 Your Ref:

23 DEC based

CR 12/2091/79

Action Taken

Aw 2311z

LA

Illegal Immigrants from China - Repatriation

from Hong Kong

PA & 25.12.

Paď

Further to my memo in this series dated 20 October 1980 the figures as at 23 October 1980 when the "reached base" policy was abolished 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. 23 Oct.

1979

1980

12,233

89,940

78,555

12,068

89,555

78,275

116

51

49

2

2

2

5

The figure of illegal immigrants from China claiming to have evaded the patrols since repatriation started on 30 November 1974 until 23 October 1980 is now 189,094. Various evasion ratios covering different periods since the start of repatriations until 23 October 1980 appear at Appendix A. The Census & Statistics Department estimate of the evasion ratio for October 1980 onwards is no longer available following the change of immigration policy.

3.

At Appendix B are tables showing figures of legal and illegal entrants from China from 1972 up to 23 October together with an estimate from the Census & Statistics Department of total new entrants from 1975 up to September 1980.

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AIICC)

GIS (Research)

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for Director of Immigration

FCO (Hong Kong Department)

PAGENT (Attn: Major Morgan) (2)

SO (HKS) HQBF

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