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117655 MDHOAN 5760
ELIGIBILITY
6. THOSE IN THE FOLLOWING GROUPS ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG
KONG WILL BE ELIGIBLE:
- BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS (BDTCS): BRITISH
NATIONALS OVERSEAS (BNOS):
- BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENS, BRITISH PROTECTED PERSONS, AND BRITISH SUBJECTS (BOCS, BPPS AND BSS) WITHOUT CONDITIONS ON THEIR STAY IN HONG KONG SEMI-COLON AND BOCS, BPPS, BSS AND HOLDERS OF
HK CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR BDTC STATUS ON
THE DATE ON WHICH THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE POINTS SYSTEM
7. CANDIDATES WILL BE SELECTED USING A POINTS SCHEME. THE
CRITERIA WILL BE:
AGE
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION/TRAINING
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH
BRITISH LINKS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES POINTS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF
IDENTIFYING OR HIGHLIGHTING SPECIAL QUALITIES (INDIVIDUAL OR FOR PARTICULAR OCCUPATIONS IN A GROUP).
8.
THOSE IN THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES (EG THE POLICE) WHO ARE
ESSENTIAL TO THE STABILITY OF THE TERRITORY WILL BE COVERED.
SCHEME WILL ALSO COVER PEOPLE IN SEVEN BROAD OCCUPATIONAL
CATEGORIES COVERING OVER HALF A MILLION OF HONG KONG'S WORKING POPULATION (WHO MAY BE EXPECTED TO OBTAIN THE INDICATED PROPORTION OF PLACES AVAILABLE):
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ENGINEERING
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MEDICAL SCIENCE
LEGAL
EDUCATION
(62.7 PER CENT) (4 PER CENT)
( 11.7 PER CENT)
(5.3 PER CENT) (6.7 PER CENT)
(0.6 PER CENT) (9 PER CENT)
(500 PLACES).
THERE WILL ALSO BE A QUOTA FOR ENTREPRENEURS
PROCEDURE
9.
THE
APPLICANTS WILL APPLY ON STANDARD FORMS TO HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. THE APPLICATIONS WOULD BE PROCESSED AND
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