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One-way permit quota
Following is a question by the Hon Frederick Fung and a reply by the acting th Secretary for Security, Mrs Carrie Yau, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
With the increase of one-way permit quota since 1 July 1995, the number of new Chinese immigrants arriving in the territory will amount to 55000 each year. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
Reply:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Mr President,
of the number of one-way permit holders arriving in the territory in the past three years, as well as a breakdown of such immigrants by age, sex and the location of their residence in the territory;
whether it is aware of the criteria used by Chinese authorities for approving applications for one-way permit made by residents in mainland China for permanent settlement in the territory;
whether any discussion has been held with the Chinese authorities on the possibility of using family as the unit for approving such applications (for example, approving applications by mother and child together), so that children coming from China on one-way permits will not be left unattended in the territory; and
whether it has formulated any policy (in areas such as housing, education, medical care, social welfare, etc) to assist new immigrants in adapting to the territory's life style?
I shall answer the four parts of this question in turn.
(a)
The number of one way permit holders arriving in Hong Kong in the last three years, by age and sex, are tabled for Members' information (attached). We do not have a breakdown of the locations of their residence in the territory, but the Home Affairs Department will be conducting a survey later this month to identify the districts in which newly arrived one way permit holders reside.
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