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GOVERNMENT SECPETAPIAT.

858 521 7098

F.23

UK Nationality Scheme:

Role of Employing Firms

in the selection procedures under the GAS

for a note explaining why it is not and other employers in the selection them to nominate their key asking

proposed procedures

HMG

to

have asked

invite

firms

(for

example

by

staff to act as referees) or to assess the importance to Hong Kong of the organisations in which applicants are employed.

2.

General

Role of Employing Firms in the Selection Procedures

for envisaged

the Under the selection procedures Allocation Scheme (GAS), employing firms are not asked

or referee

to nominate their key as the applicant's

to act

staff.

-

Their role is confined to, where necessary, certifying

under their

in employ

such and such that the applicant is positions and receiving the level of remunerations as claimed.

3.

It

separate

should

"secondment

be

noted

scheme"

in

this

context

firms employing

that under the

willing

to

establish a business in the UK or send their staff to the UK for advanced studies would be able to nominate some of their key

staff for

enable them to

secondment to

Britain,

acquire British Citizenship.

will which

Why are firms not asked to be referees/nominate key staff?

4.

It is proposed that employing firms are not asked to

act as "referees" because:

(a)

It

opens

The

avenues up

for corruption and malpractice. acquisition of British Citizenship under the Scheme is a prized commodity; were employing firms given a say it is highly in determining an applicant's success, possible that unscrupulous elements would make use of from favour These could range from employers (or their

bribed to staff)

give

the

opportunity

employees.

senior

management

to

extort money

or

being

a