TNAG-1089-FCO40-1339-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 83

UNCLASSIFIED

SAVING. TELEGRAM

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 345 SAVING OF 20TH OCTOBER 1981

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

Hierz 3.4.

J.

My saving telegram 146: immigration from China No! CE

13/10 - 19/10

1981

1,111

Cumulative

since

1 Jan 1981

42,358

3/11 PG0 3/11

Legal arrivals without visas

for Hong Kong

or onward visas

Daily average

159

145

Repatriation of

172

8,026

illegal arrested

on entry

Repatriation of

31

839

illegal surfacing

after entry

Total repatriated

203

8,865

Daily average

29

30

MACLEHOSE

MINIMAL HRAIS D FED

UNCLASSIFIED

:

103

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE,

LONDON,

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT

ADVANCED