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First
Second
Total
Tranche
Tranche
GENERAL ALLOCATION
32,800
3,400
36,200
KEY ENTREPRENEURS
500
500
DISCIPLINED SERVICE
6,200
800
7,000
SENSITIVE SERVICE
3,850
2,450
6,300
Totals:
43,350
6,650
50,000
Eligibility
6. Those eligible to apply for citizenship under the scheme
would be Hong Kong British
British Dependent Territories citizens
(BDTCS), British Nationals (Overseas) (BN(0)s), British Overseas
citizens, British protected persons, and British subjects (BOCs,
BPPS and BSs) who were settled in Hong Kong (ie ordinarily
resident without limitation on their stay); and others settled
there (eg holders of Hong Kong certificates of identity) who had
applied for BDTC status before the date on which the Bill was
passed, (or for the second tranche, by a later date to be
announced nearer the time). People who already
who already held
held the
nationality of another country would be eligible to
to apply (Chinese nationality would be disregarded for this purpose) but would have 200 points deducted from their score under the points
system (see below).
Assessing applications: The Points System
7. A common feature of selection for the GENERAL ALLOCATION and
DISCIPLINED SERVICE sections would be the use of a points system
to enable applicants to be objectively assessed.
8.
The factors to be taken into account, and the maximum number
of points available for each, would be as follows:
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