§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Lord Privy Seal how many legal and estimated illegal immigrants entered Hong Kong from mainland China in each week during the three months preceeding the visit of Chairman Hua; and what has been the weekly rate since his visit.
§ Mr. LuceThe information requested is as follows-Premier Hua visited the United Kingdom between 28 October and 3 November 1979:
1979 Legal immigrants Estimated illegal immigrants 31 July-6 August 1,127 710 7–13 August 1,395 630 14–20 August 1,230 970 21–27 August 1,220 1,120 28 August-3 September 1,210 2,710 4–10 September 1,092 880 11–17 September 1,256 1,910 18–24 September 1,177 1,310 25 September-1 October 1,077 1,740 2–8 October 1,120 1,640 9–15 October 1,025 1,740 16–22 October 1,151 2,500 23–29 October 1,058 3,370 30 October-5 November 1,004 2,520 6–12 November 1,043 1,730 13–29 November 1,042 2,050 20–26 November 1,151 2,700 27 November-3 December 1,111 3,060 4–10 December 1,127 3,510 11–17 December 1,104 3,330 18–24 December 1,121 2,990 25–31 December 1,089 2,880 1980 1–7 January 1,071 570 3–14 January 1,053 760 15–21 January 1,018 850