EXODUS.

Reports on the immigration of people from Hong Kong to other countries. Application by Hong Kong locals for certificates of No Criminal Conviction; Issue of transfer of power of Hong Kong from Great Britain to Beijing, China; Role of the certificates as the barometer of public confidence in British and Chinese intentions for Hong Kong's future; Impact of the implementation of the guarantees of the Sino-British accord on the number of applicants for certificates of No Criminal Conviction; Popularity of Canada and Australia among the certificate applicants.