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062633
MDHIAN 1203
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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 14130OZ FCO
TELNO 911
OF 14113OZ MARCH 90
4WD 340/4
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
23 MAY 1990
DESK OFFICER
PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, AUSS FROM GOVERNOR INDEX
-(183)
YOUR TELNO 546: UK NATIONALITY PACKAGE
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taki
1. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW WHERE MATTERS NOW STAND. I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE EFFORT BEING MADE TO PUT BACK INTO THE PACKAGE SOME ELEMENTS TO MAKE IT MORE WORKABLE.
2. AS YOU SAY, THE SCHEME NOW GOING TO OD (K) IS FAR FROM SATISFACTORY FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW. I FORESEE SERIOUS POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG WHICH WE SHALL HAVE TO TRY TO DEAL WITH AS BEST WE CAN.
3. GIVEN THAT MATTERS HAVE NOW GOT SO FAR IN DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN MINISTERS, THERE IS NO POINT IN REPEATING THE ARGUMENT I HAVE PUT IN TELEGRAMS AND MADE IN LONDON FOR A REVERSION TO THE MORE BROADLY BASED SCHEME. I SHALL LIMIT MY COMMENTS TO THE POINTS BELOW.
4. OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS. IT IS NOT CLEAR FROM PARA 2 OF TUR WHICH OF THE ORIGINAL 31 OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS ARE STILL INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL ALLOCATION SCHEME. IT HELPS THAT THE CATEGORY OF ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS, WHICH INCLUDES AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, IS NOW IN. I HOPE THAT IN RESTRUCTURING THE PACKAGE OTHER OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS PERFORMING ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND WITH A SIGNIFICANT EMIGRATION PROBLEM, HAVE NOT INADVERTENTLY BEEN t OMITTED. THESE WOULD INCLUDE COMPUTER OPERATORS WHO COME WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONS: AND RADIOGRAPHERS AND PHYSIOTHERAPISTS WHO COME IN THE CATEGORY OF HEALTH AND SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS AND ARE EMIGRATING IN GROWING NUMBERS (MORE OF A PROBLEM INDEED THAN NURSES). THERE ARE OTHER EXAMPLES.
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