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NOTE FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

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INVOLVEMENT OF ILLEGAL RECENT ARRIVALS IN CRIME

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On 10 August 1982, the Commissioner of Police undertook to give a report to the Council on the involvement of illegal immigrants and young people in crime. This memorandum contains an assessment on the first aspect, viz. the involvement of Illegal Recent Arrivals in crime based on reported crime for the period July 1981 to June 1982.

Definitions

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For the purpose of this memorandum an Illegal Recent Arrival is defined as any person who has entered Hong Kong illegally since 1 January 1978. This includes, as a sub-group, Illegal Evaders i.e. any person who entered Hong Kong illegally since 1 January 1981. The definition of Illegal Evader is marginally inaccurate as Operation Champion commenced on 24 October 1980, but this variation in dates does not affect the conclusions reached.

Number of Illegal Recent Arrivals (including Illegal Evaders)

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The following table shows the number of Illegal Recent Arrivals and the percentage of the population which they represent.

Table A

Average

number of

Illegal Recent

1978

1979

1980

1981

Projected

1982

Arrivals

9,700

82,600 163,300201,300

203,500

(Illegal

Evaders)

(--)

( ~)

(1,900) (4,100)

CAMELS

Percentage of

population

I

represented by

Illegal Recent

Arrivals

(Illegal

Evaders)

0.2%

1.7%

3.3%

3.9%

3.9%

(1) E

:(-):

(0.03%)

(0.07%)

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