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ON LIMITATION WILL QUALIFY FOR PERMANENT STAY WHEN THEY HAVE
RESIDED IN HONG KONG CONTINUOUSLY FOR SEVEN YEARS AND ACQUIRE
CHINESE RESIDENT STATUS UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE IMMIGRATION
ORDINANCE.
6. WE HAVE ALSO NOT GIVEN THE QUOTE AVERAGE UNQUOTE AGE OF LEGAL
IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA BECAUSE IT IS NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE AND BECAUSE WE THINK IT IS NOT VERY MEANINGFUL. HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGES OF LEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA IN EACH AGE GROUP
FROM 1975 · 1977 ARE GIVEN BELOW:
€
15 :
34
PERCENT
16
25
1
15
PERCENT
26
35
18.5 PERCENT
36
45
17 PERCENT
46
55 薯
5.5
PERCENT
56
65
5
PERCENT
OVER 65 * 5
PERCENT
STATISTICS ON THE AGE OF LEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA BEFORE 1975
ARE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT WE THINK THEY WOULD NOT BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIGURES QUOTED ABOVE.
7. THE STATISTICS QUOTED ABOVE IN PARA.5 HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLISHED
IN ANY OFFICIAL REPORT IN HONG KONG, BUT HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED PERIODICALLY IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES.
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