MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1994
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BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME OPEN FOR APPLICATION
APPLICATION
FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE FINAL PHASE OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME IS OPEN TODAY (MONDAY) UNTIL MARCH 31.
OUTLINING THE PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING AND SELECTION CRITERIA AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR KEITH KWOK, SAID THE SELECTION MECHANISM FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SCHEME WOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY IN THE FINAL PHASE WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS.
AND
THE SCHEME WOULD ENABLE UP TO 50,000 HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS THEIR DEPENDANTS IN HONG KONG TO BE REGISTERED AS BRITISH CITIZENS, MR KWOK SAID.
ALTOGETHER 36,840 HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS HAD BEEN REGISTERED BY THE END OF THE FIRST PHASE ON JANUARY 1, LEAVING 13,160 PLACES TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE FINAL PHASE, HE ADDED.
THE SCHEME COMPRISES FOUR CLASSES. FOR THE TWO PHASES IS:
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PLACES
FIRST PHASE FINAL PHASE
TOTAL
GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL CLASS (GOC)
DISCIPLINED SERVICES CLASS (DSC)
SENSITIVE SERVICE CLASS (SSC)
ENTREPRENEURS CLASS (EC)
28,092
6,028
8,108
36,200
972
7,000
2,450
3,850
6,300
270
230
500
TOTAL
36,840
13,160
50,000
MR KWOK EXPECTED THAT MOST APPLICATIONS WOULD BE MADE UNDER THE GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL CLASS.
MEMBERS OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES SHOULD APPLY UNDER THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES CLASS. APPLICATIONS UNDER THE SENSITIVE SERVICE CLASS AND THE ENTREPRENEURS CLASS ARE NORMALLY SUBMITTED IN RESPONSB TO THE GOVERNOR'S INVITATION,
"IN THE GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL CLASS, THE ALLOCATION SYSTEM BEEN REVISED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT EACH GROUP'S ESTIMATED SHARE OF TOTAL NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS AS WELL AS APPLICANTS.
HAS THE
THOSE OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS THAT SHOWED A HIGH LEVEL OF EMIGRATION OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND A STRONG DEMAND FOR PLACES IN THE FIRST PHASE WILL HAVE CORRESPONDINGLY LARGER SHARES OF THE QUOTA FOR THE FINAL PHASE, HE SAID.
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"IN THE OCCUPATIONAL GROUP FOR MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, SUB-QUOTA FOR CIVIL SERVANTS HAS BEEN DISPENSED WITH, APPLICANTS IN BOTH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR WILL UNDER THE SAME QUOTA.
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