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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1991
HE
GENERAL
OCCUPATIONAL
EXPLAINED THAT ALL APPLICANTS IN THE CLASS AND DISCIPLINED SERVICES CLASS WOULD BE PUT IN SEPARATE ACCORDING TO OCCUPATION AND THEY WOULD BE COMPETING FOR PLACES QUOTA WITH OTHER APPLICANTS IN THE SAME QUEUE.
THERE WAS SIMPLY NO FIXED PASS MARK AS SUCH, SAID ADDING THAT THE SO CALLED 'PASS-MARK' FOR A QUEUE WOULD BE BY THREE FACTORS :
MR
QUEUES IN A
TSANG,
DETERMINED
(A)
THE NUMBER OF PLACES AVAILABLE IN THE QUEUE;
(B)
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICANTS IN THAT QUEUE; AND
(C)
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THE APPLICANT'S RANKING RELATIVE TO OTHER COMPETITORS THE SAME QUEUE.
IN
IN OTHER WORDS, SAID MR TSANG, EACH QUEUE FORMED STREAM AND THE SCORES OF APPLICANTS IN ONE QUEUE WOULD NOT EFFECT ON THE CHANCES OF THOSE IN ANOTHER.
HE ILLUSTRATED THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE :
ON
THE APPLICANTS
A DISTINCT HAVE ANY
IF
IN THE EXPECT ΤΟ BE IN THE
THEY THERE AND
APPLICATIONS. 'SO FAR, WE HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT 5,000
PLACES 180 ALL OF THEM ARE COMPETING FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL GROUP FOR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, I WILL IN ORDER HAVE TO
A HIGH SCORE SUCCESSFUL. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THEY ARE ALL OCCUPATIONAL GROUP FOR MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, WILL ALL SUCCEED MORE OR LESS AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE ARE
FOR MANAGERS ABOUT
PLACES RESERVED ADMINISTRATORS.
15,000
NOTED
THE QUESTION OF NOMENCLATURE OF THE SCHEME, MR TSANG THAT MANY PEOPLE REFERRED TO THE SCHEME AS A RIGHT OF ABODE SCHEME.
"IN
FACT,
ENTRY OR THIS SCHEME GOES FAR BEYOND THE RIGHT OF
GRANTED FULL SETTLEMENT IN THE UK. A SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT WILL BE BRITISH CITIZENSHIP. RIGHT OF ABODE IS ONLY PART OF THE BENEFITS THAT FLOW FROM FULL CITIZENSHIP.
"ON
A REGISTRATION,
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT
BE WILL
GIVEN A NATIONALITY STATUS. THIS CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING HIS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IMMEDIATELY ENABLES HIM TO OBTAIN A BRITISH PASSPORT IF HE WANTS ONE.
"HE CAN TRAVEL FREELY INTO AND WITHIN THE UK AND NOT SUBJECT TO
MORE IMPORTANT, ANY LIMITATION OF STAY OR IMMIGRATION CONDITIONS. SUCH CITIZENSHIP CAN BE PASSED ON TO HIS SPOUSE AND CHILDREN BELOW THE CITIZENS, MR TSANG AGE OF 18. THEY IN TURN BECOME FULI, BRITISH EXPLAINED.
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HE
THAT REITERATED
ΤΟ WAS
ANCHOR HAVING
THE SPIRIT OF THE SCHEME PEOPLE IN HONG KONG BY GIVING THEM AN INSURANCE POLICY WITHOUT TO LEAVE HONG KONG FOR A SINGLE DAY.
/"UNLIKE IMMIGRATION