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SEO JUMANN M Depa

A MAN Dodge

GF 323

1

CONFIDENTIAL

MEMO

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To Secretary for Security

Your Ref : CR 12/2091/79

Dated

так

MPA

Akk.341/2

From: Director of Immigration

Ref

(102) in IMM/CR 4/191 III

Tel

: 5-240744

Date 15 November 1982

Illegal Immigrants from China

prika

Repatriation

from Hong Kong

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

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as at 31 October 1982 are as follows :-

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

↑ Jan

Oct n

1979 1980

1981

1982

No. of illegals referred

12,233

89,940 82,125

for repatriation

7,507

6890*

No. repatriated

12,068

89,555 82,351

7,521

6816*

No. released

116

51

57

34

28

Abscond

Deceased

2

2

2 5 1

Awaiting decision

1 4

87

*Excluding 'shoppers'

1436

'surrendered for repatriation (SUL)'

435

'evaders (VIC)'

2124

'excess crew members'

'smugglers'

551

'other means'

4

(who were also repatriated)

2.

A breakdown on the arrested illegal immigrants from China between

December 1974 and October 1982 is at Appendix A.

3.

At Appendix B are tables showing figures of legal and illegal entrants from China from 1972 to 31 October 1982 together with an estimate of total new entrants from 1975 to date.

сс APA

PAS(S)OPS

CP (Attn: Mr D Deptford,

DSB

DPC K

AIICC) (3)

GSO 2 Ops HQBF

GSO 2 Int HQBF

Encls

ufillion

WH COLLOM

for Director of Immigration

FCO (Hong Kong Department)

PAGENT (Attn: Major Stenhouse) (2) SO (HKS) HQBF

HSI HQBF

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

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IMM CR 269

WHC/VC CONFIDENTIAL

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