1980:
20.400
1985.
20 800
1981:
19,400
1986:
21,800
1982:
19,600
1987:
38,900
1983:
21,400
1988:
44,500
1984: 23,300
1989:
47,200
Clearly 1987 has seen а considerable increase Over the
norm for the 1980s. But broken down on a half-yearly basis, the following figures suggest that the Deak WAS first reached in early 1988 and that viqa iccna figurae were settling down at a somewhat lower level. Once again,
the lower figures were a result of a drop in the Canadian related cases; both U.S.A. and Australian visa issue figures were higher in 1988 though they begin to level off.
2nd half of 1987:
1st half of 1988:
2nd half of 1988:
21.500
24,000
20.500
lar half of 1080.
2nd half of 1000.
1st half of 1990:
20,200
26,000
30.
32,000 (provisional figure)
The increased number of immigrant visas issued in late 89 and early 90 was A result of staff deployment by the Canadian Commission in clearing application hacking rather than a shift in immigration policy to the advantage of HK people. The year-end visa issue figure is likely to restore to similar level of 1988 and 1989. the implication being the rate in the second round will be much Inwer.
31.
Non-coverage of some minor countries is expected to be compensated by a slight over-counting by assuming a 100% visa take-up rate.
Relationship between CNCC and Visa Figures
32.
There is a significant
application and visa issue after time lag (average 3-6 months).
relationship between CNCC
adjusting for an nheerved
Thus, by observing the
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