TNAG-1088-FCO40-1338-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 36

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CONFIDENTIAL #

MEMO

To:

From:

Ref:

(39) in IMM CR 4/197III

Director of Immigration

HSK 12

Tel:

Date:

5-458031 Ext 18

RECEIVED

34111

Security

18 March 1981

Your Ref

31 MAR 1981

dated

DESK OFFICET INDEX

720917

PA

Action

RY

the 31/3

за

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27A

See (50)

Illegal Immigrants from China - Repatriation

from Hong Kong

Further to my memo in this series dated 24 February 1981 the

figures as at 28 February 1981 are as follows:-

Between 30-11-71 and 31-12-78

-

Jan Feb

1979

1980

1981

No. of illegals referred

12,233

89,940

82,125

1,111

for repatriation

No. repatriated

12,068

89,555

82,351

1,130

No. released

Abscond

116

51

57

4

2

2

2

5

2.

Deceased

Awaiting decision

1

A breakdown on the arrested illegal immigrants from China between December 1974 and February 1981 is at Appendix A.

3.

At Appendix B are tables showing figures of legal and illegal entrants from China from 1972 to 28 February 1981 together with an estimate from the Census and Statistics Department of total new entrants from 1975 to September 1980.

сс АРА

PAS(S) OPS

CP (Attn: Mr D Deptford,

DSB

DPC K

AIICC) (3)

GSO 2 Ops HQBF GSO 2 Int HQBF

Cody LEE

for Director of Immigration

FCO (Hong Kong Department)

PAGENT (Attn: Major Morgan) (2)

SO (HKS) HQBF

HSI HQBF

C for C & S

D

(Attn: Mrs D Shum)

IMM CR 269 Pt VII

GF 323

Encls

CL/1kw

CONFIDENTIAL

機密

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