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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 528
OF 20084OZ FEBRUARY 91
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HKD 341/1
MED IN REGISTRY
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WE PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING DRAFT REPLY TO MR IVAN LAWRENCE'S
QUESTION:
'1. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF MANAGERIAL, PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONS RESIDENT IN HONG KONG IN EACH OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
NO. OF PERSONS
(PERCENTAGE OF
EMPLOYED
POPULATION)
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990 (PRELIMINARY
ESTIMATE)
262,000
279,000
(10.0) (10.4)
302,000 318,000
(11.0) (11.6)
328,000 (12.0)
2. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS WHO FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY
ARE:
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990 (PRELIMINARY
ESTIMATE)
NO. OF PERSONS
2,600
(PERCENTAGE OF
(14)
7,400 (23)
11,200 (24)
9,800 (23)
14,500 (23)
TOTAL EMIGRANTS)
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE NUMBER OF MANAGERIAL, PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONS LEAVING HONG KONG IN 1991 WILL STABILISE AT NO MORE THAN THE 1990 LEVEL.
3. DESPITE THE LOSSES TO EMIGRATION, THE NUMBER OF HIGHLY EDUCATED AND PROFESSIONALLY SKILLED PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY SHOULD NOT FALL IN THE YEARS TO COME, IF THE PRESENT TREND OF LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE GRADUATED OVERSEAS RETURNING TO HONG KONG
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