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SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1991

BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATIONS UNDER

BRITISH NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME RELEASED

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) RELEASED DETAILED BREAKDOWN FOR NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER THE BRITISH NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME.

THE

IN RELEASING THE AMBIGUITIES, OMISSIONS,

FIGURES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID AND ERRORS DETECTED IN A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAD NOW BEEN LARGELY RECTIFIED.

"THERE MIGHT STILL BE SOME FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FINAL FIGURES IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS BUT SUCH ADJUSTMENTS ARR EXPECTED TO BE MINOR," HE SAID.

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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT APART FROM OCCUPATIONAL GROUP OF THE GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL CLASS MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS, APPROVED OCCUPATIONS, AND PLACES ALLOCATED TO VARIOUS DISCIPLINED SERVICES HAVE BEEN OVER-SUBSCRIBED.

"ANY

UNUSED PLACES UNDER OCCUPATIONAL GROUP 1 WILL BE CARRIED FORWARD TO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE SCHEME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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"THERE IS NO QUESTION OF ANY PLACES BEING WASTED."

SUBSCRIBED, SUCCEED.

HE STRESSED THAT ALTHOUGH OCCUPATIONAL GROUP 1 HAS BEEN

IT DID NOT MEAN THAT ALL APPLICANTS WOULD

UNDER-

AUTOMATICALLY

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IN WILL BE EXCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO APPLY OCCUPATIONAL GROUP, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE WITHOUT ANY WORKING EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO THE GROUP," HE ADDED.

THE

ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS UNDER THE SENSITIVE SERVICE HAD BEEN AND THE ENTREPRENEURS CLASS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID MOST MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S INVITATIONS.

CLASS

ISSUED SO FAR ONLY REPRESENT A PART OF THE "INVITATIONS QUOTAS AVAILABLE," HE SAID.

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THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE FIRST BATCH OF POTENTIALLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND WILL BE PUT TO THE GOVERNOR WHO, IF SATISFIED, WILL RECOMMEND THEM TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR REGISTRATION AS BRITISH CITIZENS.

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UNDER

"WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION THE FIRST BATCH OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS FROM ALL FOUR CLASSES THE SCHEME AROUND THE MIDDLE OF JULY, HE SAID.

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