1989-06-12
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TRANSCRIPT C: SELECT COMMITTEE ON HONG KORG
12 JUNE 1989
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SIR DAVID WILSON (COFTD):
When I appeared before the Committee before I talked
about flexibility and generosity of interpretation and
when the Chief Secretary, I think it was, appeared before
the Committee in Hong Kong he talked about certain groups
which we saw as being particularly important, particularly
requiring reassurance so that they would stay in Hong Kong
for the benefit of the whole of Hong Kong. Other people
appearing before the Committee have talked about wider
categories involving people who have managerial and
technical skills.
All of these things are, I think, relevant, but what
I would suggest is that at the moment the need actually
goes beyond that.
MR. TEMPLE-KORRIS:
Let us follow on what you just said there and come
now to the specific categories.
The one that is easily identifiable is obviously
crown servants it is one that everybody latches on to
and I want to put with this question the operation of
section 45 of the 1981 Nationality Act and also your
particular role in it because we understand from the flome
Office in their Memorandum to us that the views of the
Governor are always taken into account in considering
crown service applicants.