16.
The
first tangible step in the emigration
process is the lodging of an application. Some information
available from consulates/commissions of
the
is
three major destination countries (Canada, U.S.A.. Australia) on the number of applications received. Number of applications do reflect the general desire to emigrate, but it will not show up in the actual departure figure in the short-run due to the time needed to go through the whole application process before visas are issued allowing for physical departure from Hong Kong.
The 4 June events in China in 1989 do lead to an Increase in
in the number of applications Lodged with the consulates/commissions, which will take some time to work
its way through the system. Instead of having a sharp rise in emigration in a single year, a slightly higher outflow spread over a number of years is expected. The result is adding to the backlog and prolonging the waiting time before a visa is issued. Visa application statistics for the major three destination countries are Annex III. Roughly speaking for the three most popular destination countries for Hong Kong residents, the USA Consulate received about 2.500 applications amoke) 3D Canadian Commission 1,500 a Onth and the Australian
Commission 1 000
at
the
Sources of information tapped by Hong Kong Government
18.
It should be emphasized that there are no statistics on emigration per se. Like all free societies. Hong Kong is more concerned with controlling immigration than with gathering information about persons leaving For this reason, in assessing the extent of emigration, the Hong Kong Government must make use of statistics gleaned from
from various sources which, taken together and after improvement and adaptation, allow a reasonable assessment to be made.
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