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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