TNAG-2191-FCO40-3128-Hong-Kong-nationality-package-1990 — Page 146

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E.R.

CONFIDENTIAL

From:

Mrs E J Grimsey

cc:

Mr Yates

Hong Kong Bill Unit

01 760-2893

28 February 1990

Ms Spencer

Mr Walters

HONG KONG: OD(K) MEETING: 6 MARCH

Mr Hammond

Mr Langdon

Mr R Morris Mr Platt Mr Mower

Mr Seymour

Miss Davies Miss DewS

Mr Harrington.

Mr Page

Mr Stadlen

Mr Green

M Godfrey

Following the Home Secretary's meeting on Monday, I attach a draft paper for the CD(X) meeting on Tuesday (6 March).

Content

(a)

2.

The UK Secondment Scheme

The draft paper (paragraphs 3-3)

paragraphs 3-3) presents the Home Secretary's case for excluding the UK Secondment Scheme.

(3) Occupational Groups

3. with regard to occupational groups to be included in the General Allocation Scheme (GAS) the draft paper (paragraphs 15-18) reports the Hong Kong Government's argument, on grounds of divisiveness, that no groups should be wholly excluded and ics preferred allocation of places on that basis (Annex C2) but goes on to present the Home Secretary's view that the inclusion of unskilled and semi-skilled workers would be incompatible with the purpose of the nationality package. draft paper suggests that the exclusion of such groups could be justified by reference to their relatively low emigracion races and illustrates the effect of limiting the GAS to groups with an emigration rate above 1% (Annex C3). This Annex is for illustration only; it would, for example, be possible to adopt a higher cut-off point.

The

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