DRAFT SCHEME
CONFIDENTIAL
ANNEX A
1. This document sets out the proposed procedures for selecting candidates for British citizenship subject to the Hong Kong Bill being passed by
Parliament.
2. The Secretary of State will grant registration as a British citizen to up to 50,000 heads of households on the basis of recommendations made by the Governor of Hong Kong in accordance with the provisions of the legislation. In preparing recommendations and overseeing the consideration of applications under the Scheme, the Governor will have the assistance of a Steering Group, comprising distinguished and independent persons appointed from various walks
of life.
The Governor will put forward recommendations in the following [3] categories:
3.
Those successful under the General Allocation Scheme described in
paragraphs 5-13 below.
Selected members of the Disciplined Services as described in paragraphs
14-21 below
Selected members of the Sensitive Services as described in paragraphs 22-26 below
4. A further possible category, for those who have completed five years' residence in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong as participants in an Approved Secondments Scheme, is described in paragraphs 30-36 below.
5.
Those eligible to apply for citizenship under the scheme will be British Dependent Territories citizens (BDTCS); British Nationals (Overseas) (BN(0)s); British Overseas Citizens, British Protected Persons, and British Subjects (BCCs, BPPs and BSs) without conditions on their stay in Hong Kong; and 30C3, BPPS, 3Ss and holders of Hong Kong certificates of identity who have applied for BDTC status before the date on which the Bill receives Royal Assent. Within these categories, only those ordinarily resident in Hong Kong will be
eligible.
GENERAL ALLOCATION SCHEME
6. 36,700 places will be available for use under this scheme. 33,300 will be allocated after consideration of the initial tranche of applications which
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