The Security Bureau replied to "Hong Kong 01" on Friday to query Hong Kong's immigration data in the past five years, which includes information such as applying for a certificate of non-criminal record (commonly known as a "good citizen certificate") to the Hong Kong Police Force for immigration purposes. The number of immigrants in Hong Kong is from 2016 7,600 people will exceed 10,000 for the first time in 2020, and the top three places of applicant's emigration are Australia, Canada and the United States.
▼The estimated immigration figures for Hong Kong applicants in the last 5 years are as follows▼
(Data provided by the Security Bureau)
As for the total number of applications for "Certificate of No Criminal Record" for visa purposes such as immigration, education, work, etc., the total number has not risen linearly.
It reached a peak of 33,252 applications in 2019 and dropped to 29,251 in 2020. The number of applications in the first eight months of this year reached 263,971.
▼The number of applications for "Certificate of No Criminal Record" for various purposes in the past 6 years is as follows▼
Data provided by the Security Bureau