TNAG-2206-FCO40-3163-Emigration-from-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 94

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SERIAL NO 0771

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PARTY

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

For WRITTEN ANSWER on

Pijs/2

Head of HD

Please submit :-

a draft Answer & background

to Parliamentary Unit

TEXT OF QUESTION

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DEKALU KHUT MAN

before

NOON 15/1/90

To ask the Secretary of State/HMG;

how many people emigrated from Hong Kong in each of the years from 1980 to date, if possible stating how many of these were heads of households.

to P/S

M MAUDE

(Minister)

for approval by NOON17 JAN 1990

for answer by

MR. MAUDE

(Minister)

ANSWER:

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

25 APR 1990

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

MY

PA

Faken

(Holding Answer 16 January)

According to Hong Kong Government statistics, the estimated figures for emigration were as follows:

PQs

REPLY (s)

1980

22,400

1985

22,300

1981

18,300

1986

19,000

1982

20,300

1987

30,000

1983

19,800

1988

45,800

1984

22,400

1989

42,000

copy to

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

It is not possible to state how many emigrants were heads of household.

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authorised

ки

(Head of Dept.)