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represented
a further increase
over the figure of
1,051 per month recorded in 1985.
The numbers
evading immediate arrest but apprehended later within
Hong Kong [rose] [fell] [remained steady] to/at an
average of
June witnessed a
per month.
sharp increase in arrivals to
, apparently
sparked by baseless rumours of an amnesty. Nearly
all those arriving were, however, caught on entry and
returned.
66.
Some
In the summer, also, there was a sudden
influx of former Vietnamese refugees resettled in
China who tried to enter Hong Kong illegally.
7,367 arrived between 20 June and 22 August when
repatriation began. With the welcome co-operation of
the Chinese authorities almost all of them have now
been returned to the Mainland.
(c)
Crime
67.
Although there is heartening evidence that
crime in general is being contained in Hong Kong and
that it may even be declining, concern remains over
the level of organised crime and, in particular, the
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