CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 141
OF 15170OZ JANUARY 90
Ако
AKCD 341/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
25 APR 1990
DESK OFFICER
INDSA
PA
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS: NATIONALITY
jak
016776
MDHOAN 1178
OPY
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1. MR GERALD KAUFMAN, THE SHADOW FOREIGN SECRETARY, HAS TABLED THE FOLLOWING PQ FOR WRITTEN REPLY:
QUOTE 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 UNQUOTE.
2.
WE PROPOSE TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS:
QUOTE ACCORDING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT STATISTICS, THE FIGURES FOR EMIGRATION WERE AS FOLLOWS:
1980
22,400
1981
18,300
1982
20,300
1983
19,800
1984
22,400
1985
22,300
1986
19,000
1987
30,000
1988
45,800
1989
42,000 (ESTIMATED)
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO STATE HOW MANY EMIGRANTS WERE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD. UNQUOTE.
3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 1609OOZ TO ENABLE US TO MEET OUR DEADLINE.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
20
LIMITED
HKD
NTD
N N N N
DISTRIBUTION
20
MVD
PRU
MR MCLAREN
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