TNAG-1089-FCO40-1339-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 79

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MEMO

MER do

機密

rom: Director of Immigration 341 Secretary for Security

Ref : (62) in IMM/CR 4/19,

Tel : 5-240744

NY MO. 51

Your Ref: CR 12/2091/79

Date: 27 October 1981

Dated n

FA

No

670

Illegal Immigrants from China

from Hong Kong

Repatriation

Further to my memo in this series dated 1 October 1981 the

figures as at 30 September 1981 are as follows :-

No. of illegals referred

for repatriation

No. repatriated

No. released

Abscond

Deceased

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

Jan

Sep

1979

1980

1981

12,233

89,940

82,125

5,939*

12,068

89,555

82,351

5,953*

116

51

57

17

2

2

2

5

Awaiting decision.

58

* Excluding 'shoppers'

1059

'surrendered for repatriation (SUL)' 'evaders (VIC)'

261

789

excess crew members'

97

'smugglers'

366

see

106

'other means'

21

(115

2.

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

3.

At Appendix B are tables showing figures of legal and illegal entrants from China from 1972 to 30 September 1981 together with an estimate from the Census and Statistics Department of total new entrants from 1975 to September 1980.

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CP (Attn: Mr D Deptford,

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GSO 2 Int HQBF

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for Director of Immigration

FCO (Hong Kong Department)- PAGENT (Attn: Major Morgan) (2) SO (HKS) HQBF

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

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