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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994

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IMPORT OF MANAGERS FROM CHINA

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON NGAI SHIU-KIT AND A REPLY BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION : THE

RESPONSE то THE

SCHEME OF IMPORTING GRADUATE PROFESSIONALS AND MANAGERS FROM CHINA HAS BEEN ENTHUSIASTIC AND AND THE NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IN THE FIRST SECOND PHASES ARE EIGHT AND NINE TIMES THOSE OF THE QUOTA RESPECTIVELY. IN VIEW OF THIS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :

(A)

(B)

OF

RECEIVED

THE RESPECTIVE BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATIONS IN THE FIRST AND SECOND PHASES BY PROFESSION AND POST;

WHETHER IT WILL CONSIDER INCREASING THE EXISTING QUOTA OF 1,000 WHEN THE SCHEME IS REVIEWED IN THE FUTURE; AND

REPLY:

(C)

WHETHER IT BALLOTING

WILL CONSIDER

CHANGING

THE

SYSTEM USED IN THE ALLOCATION OF THAT SEPARATE QUOTA CAN BE SET FOR PROFESSIONS TO MEET ACTUAL MARKET DEMAND?

MR PRESIDENT,

EXISTING QUOTA INDIVIDUAL

SO

(A)

THE RESPECTIVE BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED THE FIRST AND SECOND PHASES BY PROFESSION AND POST ARE AT ANNEX 1 AND 2;

IN

(B)

THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXAMINE THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING QUOTA OF 1,000 WHEN THE SCHEME IS REVIEWED; AND

THE

USED

(C) AS PART OF THE REVIEW, THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXAMINE THE

APPROPRIATENESS OF THE EXISTING BALLOTING SYSTEM IN THE ALLOCATION OF QUOTA.

/ANNEX 1

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