TNAG-1089-FCO40-1339-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 63

From

Ref

CONFIDENTIAL **

Director of Immigration

(65) in IMM/CR 4/191 III

Tel : 5-240744

Date: 20 November 1981

ember

Hick 341

115

To: Secretary for Security...

Your Ref : CR 12/2094/19

Dated

NO

Illegal Immigrants from China -

Repatriation

from Hong Kong

Further to my memo in this series dated 27 October 1981 the

figures as at 31 October 1981 are as follows :

Between 30-11-74 and 31-12-78

Jan Sep

1979

1980

1981

No. of illegals referred

12,233

89,940

for repatriation

82,125

6,471*

No. repatriated

12,068

89,555

82,351

6,493*

No. released

116

51

57

20

Abscond

Deceased

2

2

2

5

1 |

Awaiting decision

* Excluding 'shoppers'

'surrendered for repatriation (SUL)'

'evaders (VIC)'

excess crew members'

'smugglers'

'other means'

1160

288

903

97

369

22

2.

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

3.

At Appendix B are tables showing figures of legal and illegal entrants from China from 1972 to 31 October 1981 together with an estimate from the Census and Statistics Department of total new entrants from 1975 to September 1980.

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APA

PAS(S)OPS

CP (Attn: Mr D Deptford,

AIICC) (3)

DSB

DPC K

GSO 2 Ops HQBF

CS TANG

for Director of Immigration

FCO (Hong Kong Department) PAGENT (Attn Major Morgan) (2)

SO (HKS) HQBF

HSI HQBF

C for C & S (Attn: Mrs D Shum)

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IMM CR 269

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