Ref.: IMM/SEC 279 IV
Analysis of arrivals at Lo Wu
from 23-2-81 to 1-3-81 of travellers holding travel documents issued in the People's
Republic of China
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31 MAR 1981
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INDEX
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Within this period 785 documents were recorded, covering 1011 travellers. The great majority (84%) were valid for return of the 126 single journey permits recorded in this period, 17 were issued in Guangzhou; 68 were issued in places in Guangdong Province other than Guangzhou; 20 in Fujian, 4 in Jiangsu; 1 in Anhui; 1 in Nei Mongol; 1 in Yunam; 2 in Zhejiang; 7 in Guangxi; 2 in Hebei; 2 in Henan and 1 in Jiangxi. Permits were issued for varying period 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 785:
were valid for 3 months when issued were valid for 6 months when issued
146 1262
177
(18.6%) (33.40) (48%)
were valid for 1 year when issued
HIL
(
0%)
were valid for more than 1 year when issued
36
Within this period no permit issued in Fujian Province was valid for more than 1 year and 6 permits (77.94%) were for one year. 15 permits (10.34%) issued in Guangzhou were valid for one year, 116 permits (80%) were valid for 6 months and 14 permits (9.66%) were valid for 3 months.
2.
The place of issue of the 785 permits was as follows :-
places in Guangdong other than Guangzhou Guangzhou
279
145
(35.5%) (18.5%)
136
(17.36)
51
(6.5%)
Jiangsu Province
174
(22.2%)
15 other Provinces
352
Fujian Province
During the period no 'pink' permit was issued.
3.
Most of the permits were issued in the two months prior to the travellers' arrival in Hong Kong
-
3
( 0.4,0)
issued in March 1981
481
252
33
16
(61.3%)
issued in February 1981
(32.16)
issued in January 1981
HW
36
( 4.2%)
issued in December 1980
( 2.0,5)
issued between August to November 1980
Prepared by
Immigration Department
Hong Kong
Date 17 Harch 1981
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