XII.
SECURITY
(a)
Defence
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The
understanding
1981 Defence
Defence Costs Agreement sets out the present
Majesty's Government and the Hong Kong
between Her
Government on the costs of the British Garrison stationed in Hong
Kong, and the contribution which Hong Kong should pay towards its
upkeep. Under 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. A new Defence 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.
(b)
Illegal Immigration
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The number of illegal immigrants attempting
enter Hong
Kong continued to increase during 1986. Arrests during the year averaged 14.02 per month compared with 1,051 per month in 1985. The number of illegal immigrantsevading immediate arrest but
apprehended later within Hong Kong remained steady, at an average of 309 per month. While these statistics suggest that security along
the 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 Department for
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 situation
closely and consultations ith the Chinese authorities have been
held to try and halt the recent upsurge
(c)
Triads
81.
combat
In 1986 the Hong Kong Government launched a new initiative to organised crime in the territory and, in particular the
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