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DOMA: 1997

- Latest reprts indicate that applications to emigrate to Canada and Australia were down 49% and 13% respectively in

1991. Anecdotal evidence that general confidence in

suggest

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Hong Kong is higher than for some years.

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Hope our passport scheme had something to do with this.

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Your views on confidence/the emigration problem in

Hong Kong?

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