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On the other hand, if we are to segregate the microfilm records without regard to specified types and cut-off periods, the work to screen and sift the microfilm images can be substantially reduced, and hence the manpower resources. The rough estimate on the resource requirement is about
about 83 man-years (other relevant resources as bracketed in para 7 above have not been included). As I have briefly discussed with you, Howard Parkinson and Terry Rooney, we propose to segregate the microfilm records as follows :
(a)
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microjacket records will be segregated and grouped in their present form and in the sequence of their serial numbers, without regard to cut-off periods and grouping by types;
microjacket records will be transferred in one consignment and by one single move in April 1997, i.e. after the segregation task is fully completed;
(c) mixed microjacket records as described in para 4 (c) (i) (i.e. containing records for Hong Kong Certificates of Identity or Hong Kong Documents of Identity and Hong Kong BDTC passport records (as a result of the individuals having been naturalised or registered as HKBDTCs)) will be treated as UK-related records without taking out the CI or DI records because the individuals concerned have become British nationals; and
(d) mixed microjacket records as described in para 4(c)(ii) (i.e. containing Hong Kong Certificates of Identity or Hong Kong Documents of Identity applications and entry clearance applications to UK, certain Commonwealth countries and other BDTs) will be screened and sifted in order to extract those images relating to entry clearance applications and reshuffle them into other microjackets for transfer to the future Hong Kong BCG.
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