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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
MR BARNES SAID THE NINE-YEAR REQUIREMENT WAS INTRODUCED BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN 1983 IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A NEW PROVISION OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT THAT YEAR.
"PRIOR TO 1983, FOREIGN NATIONALS IN HONG KONG, OR ALIENS IN OUR IMMIGRATION TERMS, COULD NOT QUALIFY UNDER OUR IMMIGRATION POLICY FOR UNCONDITIONAL STAY, REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THEY HAD BEEN LIVING IN HONG RONG.
"BUT IN THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981, A NEW PROVISION WAS INTRODUCED WHEREBY ALIENS OR STATELESS RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG WERE ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR NATURALISATION AS HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS PROVIDED THAT THEY HAD BEEN FREE FROM CONDITIONS OF STAY IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR APPLICATION, HE SAID.
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A MODIFICATION WAS THEREFORE MADE TO THE IMMIGRATION POLICY ENABLE SUCH PEOPLE TO QUALIFY FOR UNCONDITIONAL STAY AFTER A PERIOD OF RESIDENCE IN HONG KONG, HE ADDED.
MR BARNES EXPLAINED THE PERIOD OF NINE YEARS WAS LAID DOWN HAVING REGARD TO THE NEED, AS WAS NORMALLY THE CASE, ΤΟ ASSESS INTENTIONS AND SECURITY RISKS,
EARLY 1970'S THAT ORDINARILY RESIDED
"IN THIS CONNECTION, IT WAS DECIDED IN THE CHINESE PERSONS AND BRITISH CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS OR MORE BEFORE THEY COULD CLAIM THE RIGHT TO LAND OR UNCONDITIONAL STAY.
"FOREIGN NATIONALS, WHO WERE CONSIDERED IN THE PAST AS HAVING LESS CLOSE CONNECTIONS WITH HONG KONG, WERE GIVEN IN 1983 A LONGER OBSERVATION PERIOD OF NINE YEARS," HE SAID.
FIGURES GIVEN ON TEACHER VACANCIES
OF DEPARTMENT
YEAR
ALL AIDED 203 REVEALED
POSTS, SECRETARY FOR
A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE EDUCATION
THE SCHOOLS AT
START OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL VACANCIES IN A
ESTABLISHMENT OF TOTAL
TEACHING 31,740 OF 0.64 PER CENT. THE REPRESENTING A VACANCY RATE
YEUNG, Y.K. EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE HON
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE SAID SINCE THEN, A FURTHER 87 VACANCIES CURRENT VACANCY RATE OF 0.4 PER CENT.
TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE
HON DAVID CHEUNG, HAD BEEN FILLED,
MR YEUNG GIVING A
IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, VACANCIES AGAINST AN APPROVED POSTS, HAD REMAINED FAIRLY STABLE
HE SAID THE VACANCY RATE FOR TEACHERS
OR 104 3.2 PER CENT ON SEPTEMBER 1, ESTABLISHMENT OF 3,240 TEACHING OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.
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