*
26.
The increase in the second half your of 1989 might be Dartly due to: the increased effort
hy Consulates/Commissions, particularly Canada, to clear application backlog. Not necessarily have any significant implications from the 4 June event in China.
their
27.
Other reasons for the increase
applications in the post-June 1989 period are:
(a)
(b)
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Countries. like New Zealand which previouely
had character Check with RHKPF directly, changed their policy requiring applicants
themselves to obtain CNCCs from the police.
Increased interest ia "investment migration" schemes of some exotic countries which, in mnet
cases. Also require CNCCs.
28.
As
substantial increase in immigration quota in favour of HK-people is anticipated, CNCC applications in the 2nd half of 1990 will probably level off.
Issue of Visas
29.
(or in
in the case of U.K..
The local consulates (or
Immigration Department) in Honz Kong of the maior destination countries* provide information On the number
of visas issued to HKG in confidence. The number of
immigrant visas issued by the main destination countries in the last ten years are:
-
-
WA relied on
Reven
የለ 1988, Ip
from statistics countries: Canada, U.S.A., Australia, U.K.. New Zealand, Netherlands and West Germany. W.e. f. 1.1.89, five more
France, Portugal, Panama, Brazil and Mauritius were brought into the system. Judging from the CNCC application statistics, the top three (Canada + USA + Australia) alone account for over
over 90% of all emigrants in recent years. The further clarification in including additional countries is unlikely to result in substantial alternations to the estimates of numbers of persons physically emigrating.