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YOUR TELNO 743: HONG KONG NATIONALITY BILL

1. YOUR PARAGRAPH 1. ALL THE SURVEYS BY PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND STAFF ASSOCIATIONS WHICH WE KNOW OF SHOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO PLAN TO EMIGRATE WOULD STAY IN HONG KONG IF GRANTED BRITISH CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE SCHEME. THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW EXAMPLES

(A) ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS

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85 PER CENT OF LOCAL CHARTERED SURVEYORS RESPONDING TO THE SURVEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD STAY IF GRANTED THE RIGHT OF ABODE. ONLY 3 PER CENT SAID THAT THEY WOULD LEAVE FOR THE UK.

(B) GOVERNMENT DOCTORS ASSOCIATION

88 PER CENT OF GOVERNMENT DOCTORS SURVEYED SAID THAT THEY WOULD STAY.

(C) ASSOCIATION OF THE

INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SECRETARIES AND

ADMINISTRATORS IN HONG KONG

76 PER CENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION SURVEYED SAID THAT THEY WOULD STAY. ONLY 2 PER CENT INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE UP THE RIGHT TO MOVE TO THE UK.

(D) LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

ABOUT 70 PER CENT WOULD CHANGE THEIR PLANS TO LEAVE HONG KONG IF GRANTED BRITISH CITIZENSHIP.

(E) ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS

74 PER CENT SAID THAT THEY WOULD STAY.

(F) GOVERNMENT LOCAL CIVIL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION

80 PER CENT WOULD STAY.

2. PEOPLE FROM THE BUSINESS SECTOR HAVE ALSO INDICATED SUPPORT OF THE NATIONALITY SCHEME. SIMON MURRAY OF HONOUR HONG KONG HAS SAID PUBLICLY THAT THE SCHEME GOES A LONG WAY TO MEETING HONG KONG'S NEEDS TO ANCHOR KEY PEOPLE HERE AND PERSUADE THEM NOT TO EMIGRATE. MARTIN BARROW OF JARDINE MATHESON HAS ALSO SAID THAT THE BUSINESS

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