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BEING IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG.
(D) THE CASE FOR THE SECRETARIES IS OF COURSE SELF-EVIDENT.
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3. I HAVE CONSIDERED THE TWO ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES IN PARA 4 (THE END-PRODUCT OF WHICH IS PRESUMABLY THE LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS FAXED TO ME BY MORRIS) AND PARA 5 OF TUR. BETWEEN THE TWO, THE QUOTE LIST UNQUOTE APPROACH HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF CLARITY. THE ALTERNATIVE CATCH-ALL FORMULATION IN PARA 5 OF TUR WILL CAUSE UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHICH OCCUPATIONS MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE INCLUDED. I WOULD THUS PREFER THE QUOTE LIST UNQUOTE APPROACH AS THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING:
(A) ALL OCCUPATIONS SQUARE BRACKETED IN THE FAX SHOULD REMAIN IN THE LIST.
(B) FOR REASONS EXPLAINED IN PARA 2(A) ABOVE, ESTATE AND HOUSING MANAGERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER THE BROAD HEADING 'BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT''.
(C) NEWS EDITORS AND THE JOURNALISTS IN THE ''WRITERS AND CREATIVE ARTIST'' GROUP SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THEY PERFORM AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING ONE OF HONG KONG'S ESSENTIAL FREEDOMS. THEIR OMISSION WOULD RESULT IN THE LOCAL MEDIA OPPOSING IN ONE VOICE THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE AND, WORSE STILL, COULD RESULT IN THEM BECOMING INCREASINGLY PRO-CHINESE AND ANTI-BRITISH. THEY COULD BE LISTED UNDER THE BROAD HEADING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISSEMINATION''
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4. A REVISED LIST OF OCCUPATIONS TO BE COVERED BY THE SCHEME IS IN MIFT.
5. WE WILL GIVE FURTHER THOUGHT TO HOW THE REVISED LIST MIGHT AFFECTE POINTS SYSTEM IN SLOWER TIME. AT FIRST SIGHT, IT SHOULD NOT PRESENT INSUPERABLE DIFFICULTIES, ALTHOUGH WE MIGHT WELL HAVE TO RESORT TO SUB-QUOTAS UNDER EACH OF THE SEVEN MAJOR GROUPS PROPOSED.
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