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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990

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BESIDES, SIR PIERS WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY ΤΟ VISIT THE UNITED WOOL TEXTILE CORPORATION, A JOINT HONG KONG-SHANGHAI VENTURE.

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ACCOMPANYING SIR PIERS WILL BE LADY JACOBS; HIS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, MR JOHN TSANG, AND THE DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, STEPHEN BRADLEY.

GUIDE TO NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME

AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC FROM TOMORROW

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COPIES OF AN INFORMATION BOOKLET

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A GENERAL GUIDE TO THE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE

BRITISH NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME PUBLIC FROM MORE THAN 200 GOVERNMENT OUTLETS FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

THIS FOLLOWS THE PASSAGE OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) (SELECTION SCHEME) ORDER 1990 YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

A HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY IT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING THAT BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT HAD NOW APPROVED THE ORDER, WHICH SET OUT THE MECHANISM FOR SELECTING 50,000 HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS TO BE REGISTERED AS BRITISH CITIZENS UNDER THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) ACT.

"THE ORDER WILL GO TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 20. IF MADE, WILL COME INTO FORCE ON DECEMBER 1 THIS YEAR, HE SAID.

"PENDING THE DECISION OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL, WE AIM ΤΟ ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE SCHEME DECEMBER 1, 1990 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1991," HE SAID.

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MEANWHILE, ONE MILLION COPIES OF THE GENERAL GUIDE TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME IN ENGLISH, AND ANOTHER MILLION COPIES IN CHINESE, HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED TO ENABLE THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING UNDER THE SCHEME TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE SELECTION MECHANISM.

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"THE GENERAL GUIDE GIVES DETAILS OF VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS INCLUDED IN THE SCHEME, APPLICATION PROCEDURES, THE POINTS SYSTEM ASSESSING APPLICATIONS ETC, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THOSE INTERESTED IN APPLYING UNDER THE SCHEME WILL HAVE A WEEKS TO STUDY THE SELECTION MECHANISM BEFORE THE SCHEME IS LAUNCHED ON DECEMBER 1."

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"THE GENERAL GUIDE WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ONWARDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, ALL DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES AND IMMIGRATION OFFICES, HE SAID.

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