TNAG-2206-FCO40-3163-Emigration-from-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 66

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION®,

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

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HKD

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to Parliamentary Relations Unit before NOON 23/2/90

DATE TABLED:

21/2/90

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FOR

26/2/90

QUESTION

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1351

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WRITTEN ANSWER ON

26/2/90

My Salty

19.

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MR. TEDDY TAYLOR (SOUTHEND EAST) [C] To ask the Secretary of State:

how many recent

persons have left Hong Kong over the most 12 months for which figures are available;

and if he has any record of the nations to which they have moved.

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PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

The Hong Kong Government estimate that about

42,000 people left the territory during the

calendar year 1989. Of these, some 95 per cent

went to the four most popular destination

countries which are Canada, USA, Australia and

New Zealand.

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Кильно трапи

(Head of Dept)