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FRUM HUNG KUNG BILL UNIT

10.04.1990 10:24

NU. 3

P.16

Quotas within the general occupational class

10. -(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article, the quota in relation to applicants in approved occupations shall be 500

and within that quota of 500 the quota for each approved occupation for any period specified in a direction shall be determined by

(a)

(b)

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multiplying the number of persons who appear to the Governor to be working in Hong Kong in each approved occupation on the common date by the emigration rate applicable to that occupation; and

allocating a proportion of the periodic quota for the approved occupations to each approved occupation in proportion to the number obtained for each occupation by sub-paragraph (a).

(2) If the Governor is satisfied that the application of the formula set out in paragraph (1) would be inappropriate in relation to a particular approved occupation because either

(a) the information relating to the applicable emigration

rate is unsatisfactory or unavailable;

(b)

or

the number of persons who appear to the Governor to be working in Hong Kong in that occupation is so small that the emigration rate is an unreliable indication

of the extent to which such persons are likely to emigrate from Hong Kong in the future,

he may calculate the quota in accordance with such criteria as he may determine.

(3) Where the Governor determines the quota for an approved occupation in accordance with paragraph (2), there shall for the

purposes of the calculation to be made under paragraph (1) be subtracted from the periodic quota for the approved occupations the sum of the quotas determined by the Governor in accordance