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GROUPS WERE COVERED WITHIN THOSE BROAD CATEGORIES.
5. AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH, WHICH WE HAVE PUT TO THE HOME OFFICE AND WHICH THEY ARE CONSIDERING URGENTLY, WOULD BE TO CREATE A SPECIAL RESERVE CATEGORY UNDER WHICH PEOPLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE OTHER CATEGORIES WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. WE ENVISAGE DEFINING THE RESERVE CATEGORY ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:
OTHER KEY PERSONNEL WHO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, AND WHOSE CONTINUED PRESENCE IN HONG KONG IS DEMONSTRABLY IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST
WHILE THIS DEVICE WOULD OF COURSE NOT AMOUNT TO A RESTORATION OF THE ORIGINAL CATEGORIES, WE HOPE THAT, IF IT WERE ACCEPTED, IT WOULD GO SOME WAY TO MEETING THE PRESENTATIONAL DIFFICULTIES WE NOW FACE.
6. IT IS FOR CONSIDERATION WHETHER THE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR THIS RESERVE CATEGORY SHOULD BE THE SAME AS FOR THE OTHER BROADER CATEGORIES OR WHETHER A DIFFERENT POINT SYSTEM SHOULD APPLY. THE SIZE OF THE RESERVE CATEGORY WOULD ALSO NEED CAREFUL THOUGHT. IT
COULD NOT (NOT) BE LARGE.
7. OUR DEADLINE IS VERY TIGHT. A PAPER FOR CONSIDERATION BY MINISTERS IS DUE TO ISSUE ON 9 MARCH. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 09083OZ. IT WOULD BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL TO HAVE YOUR VIEWS (CONSULTING DONALD TSANG BUT PLEASE NOT MORE
WIDELY) ON THE POINTS IN PARAGRAPHS
5 AND 6 ABOVE AND ON THE FAX. WOULD IT BE
PRACTICABLE TO DEVISE A POINTS SYSTEM FOR A RESERVE CATEGORY INTENDED TO COVER PEOPLE WHOSE BACKGROUNDS AND CONSTITUTIONS WOULD BE BOUND TO VARY WIDELY?
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