TNAG-1196-FCO40-1498-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 34

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 499 OF 9TH NOVEMBER, 1982

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PERING, MODUX(DS11)

Immigration from China :

Legal arrivals

HKK341/2

NO

25%

Aru

Cumulative

2.118.11

1982

since

1 January 1982

without visas for

Hong Kong or

onward visas

1,020

45,226

Daily average

146

145

Repatriation of

illegals arrested on

entry

347

7,565

Repatriation of illegals

surfacing after

entry

62

2,186

Total repatriated

409

9,751

Daily average

59

31

Source: Immigration Department

YOUDE

MINIMAL

HKGD

RED

MVD

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED

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