TNAG-1088-FCO40-1338-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 101

Ref.: IMM/SEC 279 IV

Analysis of arrivals at Lowu from 19 to 25 January 1981 of travellers holding travel documents issued in the People's Republic of China

Within this period 843 documents were recorded, covering 1072 travellers. The great majority were valid for return of the 116 single journey permits recorded in this period, 10 were issued in Guangzhou; 103 were issued in places in Guangdong Province other than Guangzhou; 1 in Guizhou, 1 in Sichuan and 1 in Nei Mongol. Permits were issued for varying periods of validity (in the case of single journey permits the period refers to the time within which the permit had to be used). Of the 843 :-

108 198 537

(12.8%) (23.5%) (63.7%)

were valid for 3 months when issued were valid for 6 months when issued were valid for 1 year when issued

No permit was valid for more than 1 year when issued

Within this period no permit issued in Fujian Province was valid for more than 1 year and 97% were for one year. 93% of the permits issued in Guangzhou were valid for one year.

2.

The place of issue of the 843 permits was as follows :-

(40.3%)

(20.3%)

340

171

120

(14.2%)

51

( 6.1%)

161

(19.1%)

places in Guangdong other than Cuangzhou Guangzhou

Fujian Province

Jiangsu Province 18 other provinces

During this period no 'pink' permit was issued.

3.

Most of the permits were issued in the last two months prior to the travellers' arrival in Hong Kong :-

640

(76%)

issued in January 1981

184

(22%)

issued in December 1980

19

(2%)

issued in October and November 1980

Prepared by

Immigration Department

Hong Kong

Date 9 February 1981