To Canada
VISA ISSUED
YEAR
FAMILY CLASS
ASSISTED RELATIVE
1980
4501 (72.5%)
496 (88)
1981
4016 (63%)
899 (14%)
1982
3627 (53.3%)
661 (10.38)
1983
4166 (63%;
122 (1.8%)
1984
3435 (45.4%)
105 (1.4%)
1985
2427 (36.2%)
354 (5.3%)
(-3%)
1986
1328 (15.2%)
189 (2.2%)
(86%)
(%T) INDEPENDENTS
1212 (19.5%)
(20.6%) 1462 (23%)
(47.7%) 2160 (33.5%)
(8%) 2331 (35.2%)
(738) 4034 (53.2%)
3915 (58.5%)
7286 (82.6%)
(8T) TOTAL IMMIGRANT V
6209 (100%)
*
(2.7%) 6377 (100%)
(1.1%) 6448 (100%)
1987
2231 (14%)
648 (4%)
(149%) 13602 (82%)
(2.6%) 6619 (100%)
(14.4%) 7574 (100%)
(-11.68) 6696 (100%),
(31.5%) 8803 (100%)
(150%) 16481 (100%)
(until Sept. 30)
Source: Canadian Commission in Hong Kong
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