TNAG-2871-FCO40-4125-Hong-Kong-immigration-policy-and-statistics-1993 — Page 126

Your Ref: Our Ref:

Foreign & Commonwealth

Office

Date: 7 June 1993

HKCC 341/1 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

? JUN 1993

London SWIA 2AH

Telephone: 071-

270-2655

BY FAX

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

J Ashton Esq

Deputy Political Adviser

HONG KONG

Dear John

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA

1. We have been contacted by Immigration and Nationality Division of the Home Office about concerns shown by other EC members of Illegal Immigrants from China. I enclose for your own information a report of a recent EC meeting where the subject was raised. As you can see there is some suggestion that they might be travelling via Hong Kong. IND have previously been in contact with the Immigration Department who have passed over some information. IND belive that the question will be reverted to at the next meeting of CERIFE (a joint centre for exchanging information on asylum seekers). The IND will take the line at that meeting that we are consulting Hong Kong about the matter.

2.

If there is any information on Chinese Illegal Immigrants into Europe that could be prepared in time for that meeting it would be appreciated but more realistically we would be grateful for any considered response you can get Immigration Department to put together.

yous eve lars

RAJ Bunten

Hong Kong Department

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