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Mr. Rowlands
asked 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. Luce
The 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 |