CONFIDENTIAL
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Legal Immigration
7. Mr. McLaren referred to the useful meeting on 17
December in Guangzhou with Mr. YANG Kezhong and Mr. ZHANG's
colleague Mr. LIN Nianzu about the introduction of the new
arrangements for Chinese visitors to Hong Kong holding 2-way
permits. He recalled that this question had been discussed
at the last review meeting and expressed thanks to Mr. ZHANG.
Illegal Immigration
8.
Mr. McLaren said that the daily average of arrests so
far in January was 18 (it had fallen to just over 9 a day
last January) and illegal immigration was still a problem for
Hong Kong. Mr. Mason explained that about two thirds of those
who crossed the border illegally were arrested. Aiders and abetters and those who carried forged identity cards were also prosecuted. Consideration was being given to the prosecution of those who made repeated attempts at illegal entry to Hong Kong. He hoped that those returned did not go unpunished in China. He made the following additional points:
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About one third of all illegal immigrants arrested
in Hong Kong originated from Haifeng County.
Mr. Mason presented to Mr. ZHANG a note on the
methods and routes they followed, together with
an outline map.
The particularly distasteful trafficking in illegal
immigrant children continued. We were aware of
over two thousand children brought to Hong Kong
illegally during the course of the previous year
and would appreciate any measures taken by the
Chinese Security Forces to prevent this trafficking.
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