TNAG-1089-FCO40-1339-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 181

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THE COVERMOR HONGKONG

SAVING TELEGRAM

E FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM SAVING NUMBER 192 of 9th JUNE 1981

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

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 16 JUN 1981

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My saving telegram 146 immigration from China.

PA

16

PEGISTRY

Achon Taken

Legal arrivals

2/6 - 8/6

1981

Cumulative. since

No

1 Jan 1981

970

22,905

without visas

for Hong Kong

or onward visas

Daily average

139

144

Repatriation of

138

4,963

illegal arrested

on entry

Repatriation of

25

318

illegals surfacing

after entry

Total repatriated

Daily average

163-

5,281

23

33

MACLEHOSE

MINIMAL HKOG D FED

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT

ADVANCED