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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
LOWER ALBERT ROAD HỌNG KÔNG
Mr. John Morris,
Hong Kong Department,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
Whitehall,
London SW1A 2AH,
UNITED KINGDOM
9 April 1990
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Hong Kong Nationality Bill : Defensive Material for Public Use
2.
Ref. para 2 of FCO telno 743 of 5 April.
Given the
operation of the points system, the types of applicants who would most likely qualify for British Citizenship under the Bill are likely to be near the top end of their professions. In particular, they are likely to be at or near age 40, thus earning maximum points for age, experience and eduction/training. circumstances, their salary levels, rather than the "average" salary levels for each profession, might be more illustrative for the purpose of comparing earnings and tax levels in HK and Britain.
3.
In the
There are no readily available published data or salary/earnings levels of the type of persons described in para 2 above.
In particular, data on private sector salaries/earnings
subject
to
different interpretations. Nevertheless we have taken a quick verbal
are
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