12
YEARS
"IF I WERE AHEAD, POINTED OUT.
I
ASKED TO SAY WHAT WILL PRESERVE OUR POSITION IN
THE WOULD EMPHASISE YET AGAIN
SIR PIERS PEOPLE,
THE
IT
"WE REALLY
ENSURING
LABOUR DESCRIBED,
THAT FORCE
THE
EDUCATION," HE SAID.
ON DO HAVE TO CONCENTRATE A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT
RIGHT WE HAVE THE RIGHT SORT OF PEOPLE, THE
SORT OF
TO CONTINUE
TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT I HAVE HENCE THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS IN RELATION ΤΟ
SIR PIERS SAID THE GOVERNMENT SPENT QUITE A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION.
"WE REGARD THAT AS OF CONTINUING AND GROWING IMPORTANCE.
"WE WILL OVER THE YEARS HAVE MANY MORE TERTIARY EDUCATION PLACES IN HONG KONG. AND WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT SORT OF PEOPLE TO FILL THE SORT OF JOBS THAT WILL BE EMERGING IN HONG KONG IN THE YEARS AHEAD," HE SAID.
APPLICATION UNDER BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME STARTS TOMORROW
* *
CITIZENSHIP
UNDER THE BRITISH APPLICATIONS FOR BRITISH NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) WHEN APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM MORE THAN 200 OUTLETS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
OFFICES, IMMIGRATION
THESE
OFFICES,
POST
OUTLETS
OFFICES,
ALL INCLUDE
GOVERNMENT THE
DISTRICT
PUBLICATIONS
CENTRE,
AND
SING TAO CENTRES.
APPLICANTS
THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED
THEY AVAILABLE ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS BEFORE START TO FILL IN THEIR FORMS.
"THESE INCLUDE THE APPLICATION FORM BN (HK) 1 ITSELF, A GUIDANCE FORM, THE REFERENCE MANUAL NOTE TO HELP APPLICANTS RELATING TO THE APPLICANT'S OCCUPATION, AND A COPY OF THE
FILL IN THE
GUIDE
TO THE
BRITISH
NATIONALITY
INFORMATION SELECTION
PAMPHLET
'A
GENERAL
SCHEME'.
"THE GUIDANCE
TO
BE HANDED OUT
OCCUPATION
NOTE
WELL.
THE 20
WITH THE
TOGETHER GJVING DETAILS OF GROUPS AND THE APPROVED OCCUPATION UNDER THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SCHEME WILL BE HANDED OUT AT
APPLICATION FORM. IN ADDITION, A SEPARATE SHEET QUOTAS ALLOCATED
THE SAME TIME FOR APPLICANTS' INFORMATION.
/"THE REFERENCE