Numbers of Illegal Chinese Males in Taiwan Growing - Agency
Posted on: Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 06:00 CST
Text of report by Lilian Wu, carried in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website
Taipei, 28 March: The number of illegal Chinese males in Taiwan has continued to rise while the number of illegal Chinese who are female has dropped significantly in the past year, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) reported Tuesday [28 March]. CGA officials said that 1,069 illegal Chinese immigrants - 887 men and 182 women - were arrested last year, and that 347 Taiwanese were involved in human smuggling and trafficking activity.
The official said the figures compared with 1,783 illegal Chinese immigrants arrested in 2004 - 706 men and 1,077 women. They attributed the dramatic decline in illegal Chinese females to new practices put into effect by local sex trade operators, who are introducing Chinese women into Taiwan through legal channels to evade the stepped-up crackdown by police.
The rapid rise in the number of illegal Chinese males can be attributed to the demand for male labourers in construction work. Illegal Chinese males usually sneak in via fishing boats, often escaping after being hired as crewmembers on Taiwanese vessels. "The incidence of illegal Chinese immigrants coming to Taiwan under the guise of working aboard Taiwanese fishing boats has risen rapidly," the officials said.
In the past year, illegal Chinese immigrants have mostly come from Fujian Province, accounting for nearly 90 per cent of all Chinese immigrants, indicating geographical proximity is one major factor in illegal immigration. The number of illegal Chinese nabbed is greatest in northern Taiwan, accounting for around 75 per cent of the total arrested. Most illegal Chinese immigrants - 73 per cent - were apprehended after hiding no more than six months. After arriving in Taiwan, a great number do temporary work - 45 per cent.
Source: BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific
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