Profile
n
8.
Annex II is a summary
of the percentage distribution of the education. occupation and age profiles of emigrants broken down
down by major destination countries (Canadian, Australian and USA). Changes in the % distribution of the profiles may be a reflection of the prevailing immigration policy of a country at that time.
9.
For example, because US immigration is
is geared to family, and not targetted at skills, the education and
occupation profiles as disproportionate than those of
of Canada and Australia
a whole. are
much
less
On
the other hand, the age profile of US emigrants is much closer to the Hong Kong population distribution.
10.
Following the re-opening of the "independent"
category by Canada and category by Australia in in with degree level professional/administrative field was observed in 1987.
the introduction of a similar 1986. a higher % of emigrants
and
employed
in
the
11.
It is clear however that over the past three years, there has been a steady rise in the percentage of professional, technical, administrative and managerial workers in the emigrants' profile. from less than 10% in the seventies to about 15% in 1986, and reaching about a quarter in the latest estimate. This phenomenal rise was achieved despite the
large increases in the
number of emigrants Over the same period population as a whole, people in this categorv only about 5.7 per cent.
12.
absolute For the
constitute
About 15 per cent of
of our emigrants during the past two years have completed
have completed tertiary education though such people
people only comprise 3.7 per cent of the local population. The age profile of emigrants as compared to the population as a whole shows disproportionately more in the age group of 25 to 44. There are particularly few emigrants in the age group of 65 and above.
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