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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1992

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GOVT TO REVIEW QUOTAS BEFORE SECOND NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME

THE GOVERNMENT WILL REVIEW THE QUOTAS FOR THE VARIOUS AND OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS BEFORE APPLICATIONS FOR THE NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME ARE INVITED FOR THE SECOND PHASE.

CLASSES BRITISH

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU, AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

FOR THE VARIOUS CLASSES AND BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG

MR ASPREY SAID THE QUOTAS OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS HAD BEEN SET BY THE KONG) (SELECTION SCHEME) ORDER 1990.

"THERE IS NO PROVISION IN THE ORDER FOR THE UNUSED QUOTA IN ONE OCCUPATIONAL GROUP TO BE REALLOCATED TO ANOTHER.

HE SAID ANY UNUSED PLACES WOULD BE CARRIED SECOND PHASE OF THE SCHEME.

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FORWARD TO THE

MR ASPREY SAID AS AT MARCH 21 THIS YEAR 12,078 PERSONS, INCLUDING 4,087 PRINCIPAL APPLICANTS AND THEIR 7,991 DEPENDENTS, HAD BEEN REGISTERED AS BRITISH CITIZENS UNDER THE SCHEME.

REJECTED BECAUSE

CORRESPONDINGLY, 3,141 APPLICATIONS HAD BEEN THE APPLICANTS DID NOT SCORE SUFFICIENT POINTS TO BRING THEM WITHIN THE QUOTA OF THEIR SELECTED OCCUPATIONAL GROUP.

A BREAKDOWN OF THE PRINCIPAL BENEFICIARIES BY CLASS AND BY

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP IS AS FOLLOWS:

GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL CLASS

NO. OF

PRINCIPAL BENEFICIARIES

1,375

MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS

50

INFORMATION SCIENCE PROGESSIONALS

24

NEWS EDITORS AND JOURNALISTS

93

MEDICAL DOCTORS

331

PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS

25

NURSES AND MIDWIVES

417

LEGAL PROFESSIONALS

113

TEACHING PROFESSIONALS (POST-SECONDARY)

138

/EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS