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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.