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THE SCHEME

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The Scheme would comprise four sections:

the GENERAL ALLOCATION SECTION (GAS);

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the KEY ENTREPRENEURS SECTION (KFS);

the DISCIPLINED SERVICE SECTION (DSS) and

the SENSITIVE SERVICE SECTION (SSS)

each of which is described below. In selecting people to be recommended for citizenship within these sections, the Governor would have the assistance of a STEERING GROUP (the advisory committee provided for in the Bill) which would be chaired by the Chief Secretary of the Hong Kong Government, would include independent representatives of the community and which would work closely with the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the Commissioner of which would be a member of the Group.

Distribution of Places

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selection of

citizenship

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It is currently envisaged that recipients would operate in two tranches. The majority of places would be distributed in the first tranche, as quickly as administrative processes in Hong Kong permitted, so that early confidence could be given to key personnel who might otherwise leave. Except in the of the Key Entrepreneurs Section a second tranche (about 13% of the overall total) would be reserved for allocation nearer to 1997, to cater for those who would by then have moved into key positions, and to give any who had failed to secure a place in the first round A second chance. The figures for the second tranche might be adjusted to take account of any shortfall in the first. People would be able to submit only one application in each tranche. It is expected that the majority of the places would be given to people in the private sector.

The distribution by Section could be expected to be as follows:

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GENERAL ALLOCATION KEY ENTREPRENEURS

DISCIPLINED SERVICE SENSITIVE SERVICE

Total:

36,200 500

7,000

6,300

50,000

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