BRITISH PASSPORTS
216. Pressure of work remained constant with a slight increase in the number of passports issued as is shown by comparative figures given below:
(a) British Passports Issued (b) British Passports Renewed (c) British Passports Endorsed (d) Emergency Certificates Issued
(e) Applications Received for Naturalization (f) Applications for Naturalization Approved (g) Applications for Registration under the British Nationality Act, 1949, approved
1957/58
1958/59
3,470
3,896
1,258
1,062
1,316
762
2,296
2,228
226
322
182
185
382
333
ALIENS
217. The total recorded movement of aliens into and out of the Colony was 237,237 as against 228,897 for last year. During the year the number of registered aliens in the Colony was 6,250 compared with 8,896 for the previous year. For purposes of registration Chinese are not treated as aliens unless they are nationals of some country other than China.
218. During the year 1,352 alien refugees arrived from China under the care of the United Nations Refugee Organization; 1,016 departed for various destinations. At the end of the year there were 332 still remaining here.
219. 6,230 visas were issued and 10,034 extensions of stay granted to aliens as compared with the 4,730 visas and 8,543 extensions of stay recorded for last year.
CHINESE
220. Applications received from Chinese for travel documents and visas were as follows:
1957/58
1958/59
(a) Full Visas Issued
25.148
28,255
(b) Transit Visas Issued
5.385
4,568
(c) Entry Permits ($5.00) Issued
17,048
11,947
(d) Extensions of Stay Permits Issued
3,689
3,824
(e) Certificates of Identity Issued
16,349
16,623
(f) Certificates of Identity Renewed
847
3,573
RE-ENTRY PERMITS
221. An overall total of 376,436 re-entry permits ($2.00) valid for return from China and Macau were issued to Chinese residents during the year.
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