FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1991
"THIS IS NOT ENTIRELY TRUE," HE SAID.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT
"WHILE MY COLLEAGUES AND I MAY BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY
THROUGH THE GOVERNOR
ENTREPRENEURS SOME OF THE KEY CONTACTS, WE ARE BOUND TO MISS OUT SOME VERY DESERVING CASES.
"THE WAY IN WHICH THESE PEOPLE CAN MAKE KNOWN TO US IS BY OF APPLYING BEFORE THE DEADLINE ON FEBRUARY 28," HE SAID.
WAY
CLASS
MR TSANG EXPLAINED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE ENTREPRENEURS OF THE SCHEME WAS TO RETAIN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS IN HONG THE TERRITORY'S CONTINUED KONG, 90
THEY COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THAT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY ACROSS 1997.
"THIS CLASS
EXCLUSIVE IS AN
CATEGORY
OF THE SCHEME AND THE GOVERNOR MAY USE RECOMMEND THEM POR
APPLICANTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO A POINTS SYSTEM. HIS DISCRETION TO SELECT 500 ENTREPRENEURS AND
HE ADDED. GRANT OF BRITISH CITIZENSHIP,'
"
FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT INCLUDE:
(A) THE EXTENT OF THE CANDIDATES' INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG;
(B) THE ANNUAL TURNOVER OF ANY BUSINESS IN HONG
THEY CONTROL;
KONG WHICH
(C)
(D)
THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN ANY SUCH BUSINESS;
BMIGRATION THE EXTENT TO
CANDIDATES' WHICH THE UNDERMINE CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY OF HONG KONG, ETC.
WOULD
AN IN THE VERY
WAIT FOR TO MR TSANG
THERE WAS NO NEED THAT STRESSED INVITATION FROM THE GOVERNOR IF ONE WAS INTERESTED TO APPLY ENTREPRENEURS CLASS AND EACH OF THESE CASES WOULD BE CONSIDERED CAREFULLY AGAINST THE CRITERIA.
CONFUSION OVER THE
MR TSANG NOTED THAT THERE WAS ALSO SOME OPERATION OF THE POINTS SYSTEM AND SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT THEY STOOD NO CHANCE UNDER THE SCHEME BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN A HIGH SCORE.
"FOR EXAMPLE, SOME IN THEIR LATE 40S HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THERE LOSE TOO MANY POINTS IS NO POINT IN THEIR APPLYING BECAUSE THEY COMPARED WITH THOSE WHO ARE IN THE PRIME AGE BAND OF 30 TO 41. IS NOT CORRECT, HE SAID.
"
THIS
USE
TAKE "THE STEERING COMMITTEE ON BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME MAY
ADVISE THE INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF AN OCCUPATION AND
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOCATE GOVERNOR TO
HIS DISCRETION TO POINTS TO OLDER APPLICANTS IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS TO MODERATE THE SCORES.
AGE
"WHETHER AN APPLICANT WILL SUCCEED DOES NOT DEPEND
MR TSANG SAID. THE NUMBER OF POINTS HE SCORES,
SOLELY ON
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/HE EXPLAINED