§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visitors there have been to the United Kingdom from Hong Kong, arriving in each of the last 36 months for which he has figures.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydThe latest available information is given in the table for British dependent territories citizens from Hong Kong. Reliable figures of admissions of stateless persons from Hong Kong are not available.
Hong Kong British Dependent Territory Citizens admitted to the United Kingdom as ordinary or business visitors, November 1986 to October 1989 Number of persons Month 1986 1987 1988 11989 January — 1,890 1,280 1,510 February — 2,230 3,360 3,870 March — 1,570 1,650 2,280 April — 2,010 2,060 1,950 May — 2,640 2,280 2,600 June — 3,560 3,380 4,490 July — 5,370 4,990 5,440 August — 5,280 4,540 5,760 September — 3,210 3,520 3,960 October — 2,850 2,890 3,100 November 1,260 1,760 1,610 n.y.a. December 1,750 1,980 1,840 n.y.a. Annual total 27,100 34,400 33,400 n.y.a. 1 Provisional. n.y.a. = Not yet available.