TNAG-1089-FCO40-1339-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 163

EY BAG

NCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

SAVING TELEGRAM

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 225 SAVING OF 14TH JULY 1981

TOP COPY

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON PEKING, MODUK(DS11)

HIK 34117 RECEIVED IN BURGMYND. $1

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DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

My

48

Mas

235f6 2317

saving telegram 146: immigration from China

Legal arrivals without visas

for Hong Kong

or onward visas

7/7.

1981

13/7

Cumulative

since 1 Jan 1981

1,000

28,064

Daily average

143

145

Repatriation of

131

5,772

illegals arrested

on entry

Repatriation of

12

412

illegals surfacing

after entry

Total repatriated

Daily average

143

6,184

20

32

MACLEHOSE

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]

LIMITED

COPIES TO:

HK & GD FED

SEAD

SIR E YOUDE MR DONALD

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE,

LONDON

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