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25. WHAT KIND OF PERSONALITY CHECK IS REQUIRED? ICAC CHECK? CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK? IMMIGRATION RECORDS CHECK? SPECIAL BRANCH CHECK BY ADOPTING UK ENTRY VISA STANDARD OR NATURALISATION STANDARD? TRADE DEPARTMENT CHECK FOR BUSINESSMEN? U K PASSPORT WARNING INDEX CHECK? U K E/C OR VISA WARNING INDEX CHECK?
26. HAVE DETAILS RELATING TO RECORD-KEEPING OF APPLICATIONS BEEN WORKED OUT? IN PAPER OR MICROFILM FORM? RETENTION PERIOD? STORAGE AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES?
27. WE HAVE ASSUMED THAT U K PASSPORTS UNDER THIS SCHEME WILL BE ISSUED IN HONG KONG. IS THIS CORRECT?
28. WILL ANY FORM OF APPEAL BE ALLOWED? (F9 OF II)
FEES
29. IS IT ENVISAGED TO CONDUCT A COSTING EXERCISE IF NEW FEES ARE TO BE INTRODUCED? LEAD TIME REQUIRED IS MORE THAN THREE MONTHS.
30. HOW WOULD REVENUE FROM THE FEES BE SPLIT BETWEEN HKG AND HMG?
SPOUSES, WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS OF EXPATRIATES (D1 OF II)
31. HOW WILL THE AUTOMATIC RIGHT OF ENTRY TO THE UK FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS BE IMPLEMENTED? WILL THEY BE INVITED TO APPLY FOR AN ENTRY CLEARANCE AND BE ISSUED WITH AN ENTRY CERTIFICATE CARRYING
UNLIMITED VALIDITY?
32. EXPATRIATES, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, WILL FEEL AGGRIEVED THAT THEIR SPOUSES WILL BE TREATED UNFAIRLY WHEN COMPARED WITH SPOUSES OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE SCHEME, WHO WILL RECEIVE A PASSPORT AUTOMATICALLY. WILL THE DISCRETION IN PARA 4(D) OF SCHEDULE I OF BNA 1981 BE LIBERALLY EXERCISED IN THEIR FAVOUR?
OTHERS
33. WILL SPECIAL PROVISIONS BE MADE FOR WIVES AND WIDOWS OF EX- SERVICEMEN WHO WILL NOT BE ACCOMMODATED UNDER THIS SCHEME?
34. WILL THERE BE ANY PROVISIONS FOR RESUMPTION OR RENUNCIATION OF
NATIONALITY ACQUIRED UNDER THE SCHEME.
WILSON
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