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Reply:
Mr President,
(a)
Under the general policy on entry for employment, the number of employment visas issued and applications refused in the past three years, with breakdowns on the top five nationalities, (not including those granted to contract workers and foreign domestic helpers) are as follows:
Year
Nationality
No Issued
No Refused
1993
Japanese
2,456
101
USA
2,280
177
Australian
1,069
205
Taiwanese
1,056
261
Philippines
1,022
399
Others
6,988
1,225
Total
14,871
2,368
1994
USA
3,017
164
Japanese
2,931
71
Philippines
1,205
253
Taiwanese
1,068
237
Australian
1,058
77
Others
6,952
1,227
Total
16,231
2,029
1995
Japanese
3,141
66
USA
2,604
108
Philippines
976
276
Australian
878
136
Taiwanese
833
97
Others
7,606
2,549
Total
16,038
3,232
1996
Japanese
747
30
(Jan-Mar) USA
595
21
Philippines
265
89
Australian
270
14
Taiwanese
240
10
Others
1,641
276
Total
3,758
440
Note: Under the "Nationality" Column, some examples of "Others" are
Thailand, South Korea, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia.