ASHACA
12.
NATIONALITY
WILL NATIONALITY PACKAGE DO THE TRICK IN RESTORING
CONFIDENCE?
My visit to Hong Kong confirmed my view that nationality package will play essential part in restoring confidence in territory.
CURRENT EMIGRATION FIGURES
According to Hong Kong Government statistics, estimated
figures for emigration in each of the years from 1980 to
date were:
1980
1981
22,400
1985
22,300
18,300
1986
19,000
1982
20,300
1987
30,000
1983
19,800
1988
45,800
1984
22,400
1989
42,000
These figures include heads of household and
dependants.
Emigration of key personnel a particularly serious
problem. About 10,000 key personnel left in 1989.
WHO ARE KEY PERSONNAL?
People in professional, technical, managerial and
administrative postions.