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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ARRESTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA BETWEEN 1-12-74 AND 31-3-82

Claimed date of illegal entry

Arrests *

Dec 1974

V

Dec 1975

1385

1976

828

1977

7815

1978

8205

1979

89940

1980

82125

1981

9618

1982 Jan

558

Feb

403

Mar

1103

Grand Total

195980

Appendix II

* Arrests = illegals referred to Sun Uk Ling for repatriation