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SSC Procedures & Present Position

An application in the SSC has to go through the following

4.

steps -

(a)

(b)

assessment of "sensitivity" claim by responsible Government agencies;

verification of identity and post held, where applicable, by the Immigration Department;

(c)

(d)

checks on personality by both the UK and HK agencies to confirm that the applicant is of good character (this is also required of spouses and minor children); and

verification of . relationship between the principal applicant and his dependant(s) by the Immigration Department.

All

5.

The 25 SSC applications in this batch, in which 20 spouses and 23 minor children are included, have gone through the above steps. Personality checks and verification interviews have not revealed any adverse information on any of these applicants or their dependants. the 25 applicants and their 43 dependants appear to be suitable for recommendation by the Governor to the Secretary of State for registration as British citizens pursuant to Section 1(1) and Schedule 2 respectively of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990.

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Members' agreement to submitting the above cases to the Governor for recommendation to the Secretary of State for registration as British citizens will be presumed if no comments on the paper are received by 30 June 1992.

Security Branch

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12 June 1992

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