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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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YOUR TELNO 28: BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) ACT: TAKE UP
1. DESPITE THE RELATIVELY SLOW RESPONSE SO FAR, WE ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF UNDERSCRIPTION. A NUMBER OF LARGE COMPANIES, PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS ARE CONTINUING TO ORGANISE BRIEFINGS FOR THEIR STAFF. ALL OUR FEEDBACK INDICATES THAT A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED. THEY ARE HANGING BACK BECAUSE THE CLOSING DATE IS STILL SOME TIME OFF, AND PEOPLE PREFER TO SPEND MORE TIME FINE- TUNING THEIR APPLICATIONS.
2. AS OF YESTERDAY, 1,734 COMPLETED FORMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, 222,618 DISTRIBUTED AND 17,841 MANUALS SOLD. THESE FIGURES DO NOT INCLUDE FORMS DISTRIBUTED OR MANUALS SOLD AT COMMERCIAL OUTLETS. THERE ARE PRESENTLY 25 SUCH OUTLETS INVOLVED. NOT EVERYONE WISHES TO APPLY HAS TO BUY A MANUAL. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR REFERENCE AT 251 GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND IN ADDITION ARE OF COURSE BEING PASSED AROUND BETWEEN APPLICANTS.
3. IF OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEADLINE FOR NATURALISATION LAST YEAR IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, AN ONRUSH OF APPLICATIONS JUST BEFORE THE FEBRUARY DEADLINE MAY BE INEVITABLE. IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAVE WORKED OUT CONTINGENCY ARRANGEMENTS TO DEAL WITH LARGE NUMBERS OF APPLICANTS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.
4. WE ARE NEVERTHELESS KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON THE TAKE-UP RATE AND REVIEWING OUR PUBLICITY STRATEGY.
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