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XII.

SECURITY

(a)

Defence

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79.

The

undertanding

Government on

upkeep. Under

between Her

1981 Defence Costs Agreement sets out the present

Majesty's Government and the Hong Kong

the costs of the British Garrison stationed in Hong

Kong, and the contribution which Hong Kong should pay towards its

the present Agreement, which will expire in March

1988, Hong Kong meets 75% of the costs of the Garrison, which represents approximately HK$1500 million each year. Costs Agreement will be required to take effect from April 1988 and preparation for the negotiations, which will take place during 1987,

is now underway.

A new Defence

(b)

Illegal Immigration

80.

The number of illegal immigrants attempting to enter Hong

Kong continued to increase during 1986. Arrests during the

the year

averaged

per month compared with 1,051 per month in 1985. The

number of illegal immigrants evading immediate arrest but apprehended later within Hong Kong remained steady, at an average of per month. While these statistics suggest that security along

the

·

Department

for

Land border and in coastal waters is proving generally

effective, a cause of particular concern in the latter part of 1986 was a resurgence in the trafficking of child illegal immigrants to join parents already in Hong Kong. The number of illegal immigrant

children reported to the Hong Kong Immigration regularisation of stay jumped from an average of 20 per month, before August 1986, to over 200 in November. The methods used to smuggle children into Hong Kong often place their Lives at risk.

The Hong Kong Government is therefore monitoring the closely and consultations with the Chinese authorities

held to try and halt the recent upsurge.

situation

have been

(c)

Triads

81.

combat

In 1986 the Hong Kong Government launched a new initiative to

organised crime in the territory and, in

in particular, the

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