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CONFIDENTIAL #2

From Director of Immigration

Ref : (86) in IMM/CR 4/191 III

Tel : 5-240744

Date: 10 June 1982

MEMO

To Secretary for Security

Your Ref: CR 12/2091/79

Dated

Illegal Immigrants from China - Repatriation

from Hong Kong

Further to my memo in this series dated 17 May 1982 the figures as

at 31 May 1982 are as follows :

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

Jan May

1979

1980 1981

1982

No. of illegals referred

12,233

89,940

82,125 7,507

2927*

for repatriation

No. repatriated

12,068

89,555

82,351 7,521

2919*

No. released

116

51

57

34

9

Abscond

2

2

2

5

나나

40

HKK 341/2

Deceased

Awaiting decision

*Excluding 'shoppers'

774

'surrendered for repatriation (SUL)' 192

'evaders (VIC)'

1159

'excess crew members'

'smugglers'

171

'other means'

INDEX

(who were also repatriated)

CSE

No

2.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

74 JUN 1982

DESK OFFICCH

PA

ACLISTRY

24/6 AR4 16

A breakdown on the arrested illegal immigrants from China between

December 1974 and May 1982 is at Appendix A.

3.

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

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APA

PAS(S)OPS

CP (Attn: Mr D Deptford,

AIICC) (3)

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GSO 2 Ops HQBF

GSO 2 Int HQBF

Encls

WHC/vc

храйст

WH COLLOM

for Director of Immigration

FCO (Hong Kong Department) PAGENT (Attn: Major Morgan) (2) SO (HKS) HQBF

HSI HQBF

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

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