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Appendix II

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ARRESTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA BETWEEN 1-12-74 AND 31-10-82

Claimed date of illegal entry

Arrests*

Dec 1974 Dec 1975

1385

1976

828

1977

1815

1978

8205

1979

89940

1980

82125

1981

9618

1982 Jan

558

Feb

403

Mar

1103

Apr

712

May

1117

Jun

748

Jul

797

Aug

913

Sep

1153

Oct

1257

Grand Total

202677

* Arrests = illegals referred to Sun Uk Ling for repatriation