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Current Trends and Challenges
Table A4.7 Hong Kong (China) nationals detected in a situation of illegal residence within
reporting countries
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1 Jan.–
30 June 2013
Frontex* 9 127 23 12 12 12
European Union data on detected illegal residence provided by Frontex comprises all illegal residences that were reported
Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) within the framework of the Frontex Risk Analysis Network.
Table A4.8 Economic data for Hong Kong (China) and other East Asian countries, 2012
GDP per capita (PPP) in
US$
Unemployment
Labour force
China 1 350 695 000 9 083 4.1% 71%
DPR Korea 24 763 188 1 800 – 78%
Hong Kong (China) 7 154 600 51 103 3.3% 59%
Japan 127 561 489 35 178 4.3% 59%
Macau (China) 556 783 86 341 2.6% 71%
Mongolia 2 796 484 5 374 4.8% 62%
Republic of Korea 50 004 000 30 801 3.2% 61%
worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD (accessed 6 April 2014); unemployment= Unless stated otherwise: World
TOTL.IN (accessed 6 April 2014).
Table A4.9 Hong Kong (China) nationals in refugee or asylum-seeker status, by host country
Refugees
Asylum seekers
Australia 8
Canada 12 56
Thailand *
United Kingdom * *
United States 6
Note: * denotes where an exact number has been withheld in order to protect anonymity.
country of origin/country returned. Available from (accessed 6 April 2014).
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