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Overstaying of one-way permit holders
Following is a question by the Hon Choy Kan-pui and a written reply by the Secretary for Security, Mr Peter Lai, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Reply:
Will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Mr President,
(a)
of the number of people coming to Hong Kong from China on two-way exit permits, as well as number of such people who have overstayed, in each of the past three years;
of the respective ratios of minors, adult males and females among those who have overstayed;
whether it has detected any two-way exit permit holders taking up employment while staying in the territory during the past three years; if so, of the types of work they are mainly engaged in; and
whether, in view of the reports that many two-way exit permit holders have overstayed and gone into hiding to wait for amnesty in 1997, the Government will discuss the problem with the Chinese side; and whether the Government will take other measures to prevent holders of two-way exit permits from overstaying in the territory?
The number of people coming to Hong Kong from China on Two-way Permits (TWP) and the number of overstayers are:
No of TWP
Year
Holders
No of TWP Overstayers
No of overstayers who
returned to
China voluntarily
1993
209,400
17,102
10,282
1994
245,927
26,614
11,450
1995
260,313
38,250
13,246
1996
108,022
11,760
5,178
(Jan - May)