(D) BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME
Scheme on target. First tranche will be completed by end
of 1993. Second tranche should start early in 1994 -
announcements will be made later in the year and the schme
should close by Autumn 1995.
Government confident that the scheme has
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helped sustain confidence in Hong Kong and has successfully targeted key people whose presence is essential for the
future success of the territory.
[if raised]
Figure of 225,000 was always intended as an illustrative, and not a definitive, upper limit.
Key figure
is 50,000 - the maximum number of Principal Beneficiaries that can gain British citizenship under the scheme.
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