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Legal/Illegal Immigrants from China (All totals are in round figures)

Appendix B

Legals

Illegals

Estimated total

Date of

Entry (*)

new entrants

Total

Daily

Arrested

Average

Daily Average

Estimated No.

of Evaders (**

-)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) + (3)

1972

20000

60

5700

16

1973

56000

150

6100

17

1974

33000

90

7100

20

1975

26000

70

1200

3

6500

32600

1976

20000

60

830

6100

26100

1977

25000

70

1820

6600

31600

1978

67190

190

8210

23

28100

95590

1979

70500

193

89940

246

107700

178200

1980 Jan to Sep

40800

149

69510

254

62100

102900

Oct (1st to 23za)

3400

148

9050

393

-

24th to 31st)

1000

125

1960

245

1160

2160

Nov

4500

150

690

30

320

4620

Dec

5800

187

720

23

400

6200

1981

54240

149

7520

21

3110

57350

1982 Jan

3980

128

280

9

-50

3930

Feb

3950

141

300

11

20

3980

Mar

4670

151

870

28

320

4990

Apr

4380

146

540

18

170

4550

May

£500

145

940

30

370

4870

* Figures for 1972 - 1976 include PRC passport holders with onward visas; Figures for 1977 1980 exclude PRC passport holders with onward visas. ** Estimates before Cctober 1980 are calculated on the basis of 90% evaders surface for identity cards and 10% of evaders who rould never surface. bstimmtes for Jul & Aug 1900 have been adjusted by O AS Cert. on 7-10-EC. Lorimates after 27-^ ^- re calculated in accordance with the new evasion mutie 1:0.6.