HC Deb 17 March 1980 vol 981 c26W
Mr. Rowlands

asked the Lord Privy Seal how many legal and estimated illegal immigrants have entered Hong Kong from mainland China in each week since 21 January.

Mr. Blaker

The information requested is as follows:

Legal immigrants Estimated illegal immigrants
22–28 January 1,051 1,120
29 January-4 February 1,039 980
5–11 February 1,073 710
12–18 February 1,191 1,670
19–25 February 918 640
26 February-3 March 1,064 780
4–10 March 1,022 720