TNAG-2377-FCO40-3454-Hong-Kong-nationality-papers-received-by-Peter-Heap--British-1991 — Page 132

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A series of computerised trial runs had been conducted to help the services determine the points scales which would produce the optimum profile of successful candidates;

Members of a disciplined service would compete with those members of the same service, not those of other services. There would not be any competition between members of different services, thereby removing the need for a common points system;

The major reasons for the heavy weighting given to "quality of service" by the Immigration Department were their wish to offset other point-scoring attributes (e.g. age) to retain younger officers of high quality and to reduce bunching;

The confidential reports used would be the three most recent reports before the enactment date of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act i.e. 26 July 1990; and

The disciplined services covered by the Disciplined Services Class had been clearly set out in Article 18 of the Order in Council, but the meaning of a "disciplined member" was not defined. Mr. Wingfield advised that the term should be construed in accordance with the usual way in which membership of a disciplined service was interpreted under Hong Kong laws.

The Committee agreed that the proposals regarding the ways in which Special Circumstances points may be allocated to applicants in the Disciplined Services Class as set out in Annex B of the paper should be accepted by the Governor. They also agreed that full details regarding the allocation of points should not be published.

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