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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1113: BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME: FAC.
1. LATEST BREAKDOWN ON APPLICATIONS (DATED 8 JUNE) HAS BEEN FAXED TO HKD. THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE CARRIED OUT OVER THE COMING LONG WEEKEND, BUT IT IS UNLIKELY TO BE READY BEFORE LORD CAITHNESS MEETS THE FAC.
2. PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS IS ON SCHEDULE. WE HOPE TO PRESENT THE RANKING, IN TERMS OF POINTS SCORED, OF ALL APPLICANTS IN ALL THE OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS COVERED BY THE SCHEME TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THIS YEAR. REGISTRATION WILL FOLLOW IN THE USUAL WAY ONCE THE STEERING COMMITTEE HAS TENDERED ITS ADVICE ON THE RANKING.
3. IN JULY, WE EXPECT TO ISSUE THE FIRST BATCH OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES TO A FEW HUNDRED SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS IN A MIX OF ALL FOUR CLASSES, AND TO NOTIFY A SIMILAR NUMBER OF UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BE MORE PRECISE AT THIS STAGE, BEFORE WE HAVE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE OF THE FINAL STAGES OF THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES. WHETHER WE ARE ABLE TO CLEAR THE ENTIRE BATCH IN JULY WOULD ALSO DEPEND ON HOW QUICKLY APPLICANTS RESPOND TO OUR INVITATION TO INTERVIEW OR REQUEST FOR CONFIRMATION OF INFORMATION FURNISHED. ALL BEING WELL, WE INTEND TO RELEASE AT LEAST ONE NEW BATCH A MONTH.
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