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1. This document sets out the propo24 MAXres for selecting candidates for British citizenship subjectDEER ORHEERHong Kong Bill being passed by Parliament.

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2. The Secretary of State will "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.

3. The Governor will put forward recommendations in the following [3]

categories:

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 BOCS, BPPS, BSS 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