The number of Chinese mainlanders working in Macao as imported
laborers stood at 37,357 in 2006, representing 57.7 percent of the
region's imported workers, according to official statistics issued
Thursday.
The figures from the Labor Affairs Bureau showed that Hong Kong
residents ranked second on Macao's imported labor list, accounting
for 18.8 percent of the imported labor forces.
Other major labor sources of the region covered the Philippines,
Thailand and Malaysia, the figures showed.
Macao has a population of 500,800 and a local labor force of
around 230,000.
(Xinhua News Agency February 9, 2007)