TNAG-1196-FCO40-1498-Illegal-immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 35

BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

SAVING TELEGRAM

JOP COPY

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 489 OF 3RD NOVEMBER, 1982

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AKGO shid have

76

top copy, I think.

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

N22

10/21

!

Immigration from China :

Legal arrivals

HKK 341 2 RECEIVED DER CARY NO.

87 NO. 31

26.10

1.11.

Cumulative

since

PESK

1982

PA

1 January 1982

No

+"ly

without visas for

Hong Kong or

onward visas

1,030

44,206

Daily average

147

145

Repatriation of

illegals arrested on

entry

346

7,218

Repatriation of

illegals surfacing

after entry

40

2,124

Total repatriated

386

9,342

Daily average

55

31

Source: Immigration Department

YOU DE

MINIMAL

FED

HK & GD

MVD

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]

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