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Group to the Governor who, if satisfied, would recommend them to
the Secretary of State for registration as British citizens.
Where any candidate failed to satisfy these checks, the next
candidate in order of points ranking would be interviewed, and
similar checks as to character carried out. If successful, he
or she would be recommended for registration. Candidates with
insufficient points, and those who failed to satisfy the character checks, would be rejected.
23.
In the event that a number of candidates scored equal points
and all could not be accommodated within the places available for each group, the Governor would have discretion to choose whom to
recommend for citizenship.
24. All candidates would be notified of the results of their
applications by HKID.
The Key Entrepreneurs Section
25. Hong Kong has a number of well known and respected
entrepreneurs, with an established reputation for large-scale
investment and employment in the Territory, whose departure would
do much to undermine confidence there. The Key Entrepreneurs Section would offer up to 500 places for people in this category.
Procedure
26. The Governor would invite those whom he considered might be
qualified under this scheme to submit an application, together
with supporting documents, by a specified date. Other potential
recipients might be identified from information set out on their forms when they applied in the Business and Management category
of the GAS.
27. The Steering Group would evaluate the applications on the
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