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UNCLASSIFIED

SAVING TELEISRAM

83

HKK341/2

BY BAGS

UNCLASSIFED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 545 of 8th DECEMBER 1982

DESK OFF

INDEX

NO

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING, MODUK(DS11)

Immigration from China :

30.11 - 6.12

1982

Cumulative

since

1 Jan 1982

Legal arrivals

without visas for

Hong Kong or

onward visas

1,207

50,013

Daily average

172

147

Repatriation of

illegals arrested on

entry

251

8,368

Repatriation of illegals

surfacing after entry

49

2,375

Total repatriated

300

10,743

Daily average

43

32

Source: Immigration Department

YOUDE

MINIMAL HKD

UNCLASSIFIED

TINO TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCE

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