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SOMEONE WHOM I BELIEVED WAS MORE VALUABLE TO HONG KONG AND SHOULD THEREFORE QUALIFY UNDER THE GAS. IN THE WAY IT HAS NOW EMERGED THE SCHEME NOW HAS LESS ATTRACTIONS AND MANY DISADVANTAGES. IT SHOULD BE DROPPED. IF HOWEVER MINISTERS DECIDE IN THE END TO PURSUE THE UKSS, THEN A LIMIT OF 300 PLACES SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO IT AS A CHARGE AGAINST THE RESERVATION FOR A LATER TRANCHE ONLY. THIS PROVISION SHOULD NOT I BELIEVE BE CHARGED AGAINST THE FIRST TRANCHE SINCE NO PASSPORTS COULD BE GRANTED UNDER THE UKSS BEFORE 1995. PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS UNDER THE UKSS SHOULD BEST BE UNDERTAKEN DIRECTLY BY HKG REPRESENTATIVES IN HONG KONG. I SHALL WISH TO COMMENT FURTHER ON THIS ONCE WE HAVE RECEIVED MS GRIMSEY'S DETAILED
PROPOSALS ON PROCEDURES FOR THE UKSS.
11. MANY OTHER ISSUES WERE PURSUED DURING THE WEEK AND A SCHEDULE
OF WORK HAS BEEN AGREED BETWEEN MS GRIMSEY AND TSANG. WE SHALL DO OUR PART AND WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE FURTHER MEETINGS, HERE OR IN LONDON, IF THESE ARE NECESSARY TO STICK TO THE TIMETABLE. I AM PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL TO MS GRIMSEY AND HER TEAM WHO IMPRESSED GREATLY IN THEIR DETERMINATION TO GET THE BILL AND PACKAGE READY FOR TABLING IN PARLIAMENT BY EASTER. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE SHAPE OF THE DRAFT BILL AS SOON AS AN OUTLINE IS AVAILABLE.
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