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CONFIDENTIAL

Director of Immigration

From

Ref

(59) in IMM/CR 4/191 III

Tel : 5-240744

Date 1 October 1981

MEMO

#.

Mr Edgar

To: Secretary for Security

Your Ref: CR2/2091/79

Dated

HKK 3+1/1

RECOVA IN MEMESSY RO. 51

1 9 OCT 1981

DESK OFFICER

Illegal Immigrants from China - Repatriation DSX NOSX

from Hong Kong

No

PA

RESTRY Action Taken

19/10 140 20/10

Further to my memo in this series dated 24 August 1981 the figures as

at 31 August 1981 are as follows :-

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

Jan Aug

1979

1980

1981

No. of illegals referred

for repatriation

No. repatriated

12,233

89,940

82,125

5,289*

12,068

89,555

82,351

5,319*

No. released

116

51

57

13

Abscond

Deceased

2

2

2

57

Awaiting decision

46

* Excluding 'shoppers'

885

'surrendered for repatriation (SUL)'

223

'evaders (VIC)'

673

excess crew members'

97

'smugglers'

366

2.

A breakdown on the arrested illegal immigrants from China between

December 1974 and August 1981 is at Appendix A.

3.

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

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