24-JUN-1991
16:33
DIRECTOR OF ADM.
852 877 0802
P.02
Press Release
The Government
of
today released detailed breakdown for the number
applications received under the British Nationality Selection
Scheme.
In
releasing the figures, a government spokesman said today that
ambiguities, omissions, and errors detected in a number of
applications had now been largely rectified.
"There might still be some further adjustments to the final
figures in certain occupational groups but such adjustments are
expected to be minor," he said.
The
spokesman pointed out that apart from Occupational Group 1
of the General Occupational Class Managers and Administrators
all other occupational groups,
places allocated to various
over-subscribed.
approved occupations, and
disciplined services have been
"Any unused places under Occupational Group 1 will be carried
forward to the second phase of the scheme," the spokesman said.
"There is no question of any places being wasted."
He stressed that although Occupational
Group 1 has been
under-subscribed, it
did not mean that all applicants would
automatically succeed.