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CONFIDENTIAL ##

MEMO

From: Director of Immigration

Ref : (83) in IMM/CR 4/191 III

Tel : 5-240744

Date: 17 May 1982

Dated

To: Secretary for Security

ник HIK 341/2

Your Ref: CR 12/2091/79

RECEIVED IN RESERT NO. 51

2 JUN

Illegal Immigrants from China

from Hong Kong

696

PA

2/6

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Further to my memo in this series dated 20 April 1982 the figures as

Repatriation (ATEX

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at 30 April 1982 are as follows

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

Jan Apr

1979

1980

1981

1982

No. of illegals referred

12,233

for repatriation

No. repatriated

89,940 82,125

7,507

1990*

12,068

89,555

82,351 7,521

2018*

No. released

116

51

57

34

7

Abscond

2

2

2

5

Deceased

Awaiting decision

6

*Excluding 'shoppers'

662

'surrendered for repatriation (SUL)'

124

'evaders (VIC)'

991

excess crew members'

'smugglers'

159

'other means'

(who were also repatriated)

GF 323

2.

A breakdown on the arrested illegal immigrants from China between

December 1974 and April 1982 is at Appendix A.

3.

At Appendix B are tables showing figures of legal and illegal entrants from China from 1972 to 30 April 1982 together with an estimate from the Census and Statistics Department of total new entrants from 1975 to September 1980.

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APA

PAS(S)OPS

CP (Attn: Mr D Deptford,

AIICC) (3)

DSB

DPC K

GSO 2 Ops HQBF

GSO 2 Int HQBF

Encls WHC/vc

Adian

WH COLLOM

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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