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In Hong Kong (at time of registration)

Technicians/mechanics/skilled

慈善

%

217

2.5

workers

Salesmen

95

1.1

Semi-skilled and unskilled

3,097

35.3

workers

Farmers/fishermen

Others

Students

Temporarily unemployed

Housewives....

41

0.4

551

6.3

1,331

15.2

2,185

24.9

1,259

14.3

Total:

8,776

100

Previously in China

Factory workers

625

7.1

Skilled workers

448

5.1

Farmers/fishermen

2,152

24.5

Students

2,292

26.1

Labourers, technicians etc.

1,751

20.0

Temporarily unemployed

1,508

.17.2

Total:

8,776

100

Illegal Immigrants

3.

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The statistics are based on interviews with a ole number of 4,500 illegal immigrants from China (1,500 selected at random each month) who registered with the Registration of Persons Office in. March, April and May 1979. During this period a total of 29,047 illegal immigrants from China were registered.

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