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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1990
17. these These
are
of the GAS, For the purposes of the detailed administration
occupational groups. seven areas would be sub-divided into 20
Standard are based on groupings specified by the International
other used for certain and of Occupations Classification statistical purposes in Hong Kong, notably the collection and analysis of emigration and census data. Emigration data are important of the need to give priority under the citizenship scheme occupational groups suffering the greatest proportional places available under the GAS would therefore be divided
groups occupational
according to a formula based on people in each group and their emigration rate over the years.
because to those losses. The among the
the number of past three
residual
and
were
18. Within the first tranche of the GAS, there would be a
with
skills technical for of 500
people places category professional qualifications who were performing functions which essential to the continued successful administration of Hong Kong
specified to 1997 but who did not fall within the occupational groups as being "key" for the purposes of the Scheme.
19.
The annex to this note indicates, in broad terms, distribution of places available in the first tranche.
up
the likely
Procedure
occupational
would
for each criteria
information
be entered produce an
of the on all into a initial would
20. Applications would be submitted to the Hong Kong Government by a
recommend date.
Steering The
Group spreified
cupational group and any of its individual occupations the
be awarded. The for which special circumstances points would
of the Hong Kong application forms would be examined by members
Department (HKID) and points awarded for each Immigration criteria listed in paragraphs 9-15 above. The would Candidates in
group each specially designed computer system which would profile showing the candidates in order of points acored. This
recommend any further be examined by the Steering Group who would
of the special adjustment which might be needed in the allocation
of the
range particular take account of circumstances points to
the applicants and the need to resolve problems of 'bunching'. After
of candidates would be award of these points, a revised ranking produced. If necessary, the process would be repeated. Taking of the number of places available within the group, HKID ju oduce a list of those candidates who appeared to be Those who seemed likely to be rejected. These two submitted to the Steering Group for examination.
he
account would then qualified and lista would be
would
on their
21. Those candidates who appeared prima facie to be qualified interviewed by HKID in order to verify the information application forms. Checks would also be made to see whether there any reason to believe that the candidates were not of good character.
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