TNAG-2194-FCO40-3131-Hong-Kong-nationality-package-1990 — Page 144

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The annex to this note indicates, in broad terms, the likely distribution of places in the first tranche.

19.

Procedure

20. Applications would be submitted to the Hong Kong Government by a specified date. The Steering Group would recommend for each occupational group and any of its individual occupations the criteria for which special circumstances points would be awarded. The application forms would be examined by members of the Hong

Kong Immigration Department (HKID) and points awarded for each

of the criteria listed in paragraphs 9-15 above. The information on all candidates in each occupational group would be entered into a specially designed computer system which would produce an initial profile showing the candidates in order of points scored. This would be examined by the Steering Group who would recommend any further adjustment which might be needed in the allocation. of the special circumstances points to

to take account of the

particular range of applicants and the need to resolve problems of 'bunching'. After the award of these points, a revised

ranking of candidates would be produced. If necessary, the

process would be repeated. Taking account of the number of

places available within the group, HKID would then produce a list

of those candidates who appeared to be qualified and those who

seemed likely to be rejected. These two lists would be submitted

to the Steering Group for examination.

21. Those candidates who appeared prima facie to be qualified would be interviewed by HKID in order to verify the information

on their application forms. Checks would also be made to see

whether there was any reason to believe that the candidates were

not of good character.

22.

Subject to satisfactory completion of these checks, details of the qualified candidates would be put forward by the Steering

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