HC Deb 17 January 1990 vol 165 cc271-2W
Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people emigrated from Hong Kong in each of the years from 1980 to date; and how many of these were heads of households.

Mr. Maude

[holding answer 16 January 1990]: According to Hong Kong Government statistics, the estimated figures for emigration were as follows:

Number
1980 22,400
1981 18,300
1982 20,300
1983 19,800
1984 22,400
1985 22,300
1986 19,000
1987 30,000

Number
1988 45,800
1989 42,000

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

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