TNAG-1195-FCO40-1497-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 50

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MEMO

From: Director of Immigration

Ref : (74) in IMM/CR 4/191 III

Tel : 5-240744

Date: 19 February 1982

To Secretary for Security

Your Ref: CR 12/2091/79

Dated

Illegal Immigrants from China

from Hong Kong

K

Repatriation

Further to my memo in this series dated 15 January 1982 the figures

as at 31 January 1982 are as follows :-

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

Jan

1979

1980

1981

1982

No. of illegals referred

for repatriation

No. of repatriated

No. released

Abscond

Deceased

12,233

89,940

82,125

7,507

284*

12,068

89,555 82,351

7,521

301*

116

51

57

34

2

2

2

2

5

}

Awaiting decision

* Excluding 'shoppers'

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

excess crew members'

'smugglers'

'other means 豐

(who were also repatriated)

252

22

271

60

HAK 341/2

RELIVO N

3 MAR 082

PA

No

сче

513

APS/3

2.

A breakdown on the arrested illegal immigrants from China between December 1974 and January 1982 is at Appendix A.

3.

At Appendix B are tables showing figures of legal and illegal entrants from China from 1972 to 31 January 1982 together with an estimate from the Census and Statistics Department of total new entrants from 1975 to September 1980.

GF 323

сс APA

PAS(S)OPS

CP (Attn: Mr D Deptford,

AIICC) (3)

DSB

DPC K

GSO 2 Ops HQBF

GSO 2 Int HQBF

Encls

CST/vc

?

বন

C S TANG

for Director of Immigration

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

HSI HQBF

C for C & S (Attn: Mr Anthony Mak)

D

IMM CR 269

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