TNAG-2637-FCO40-3829-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Steering-Committee-on-British-Nationalit-1992 — Page 5

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Present position

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At the Steering Committee meeting held on 21 November 1991, members considered the profile of OG 1 "Managers & Administrators" (Civil Servants) and advised that personality checks and verification interviews should be carried out for applicants who scored the highest number of provisional points within their quota of 392. Since then, members have noted the results of personality checks and verification interviews on 36 principal applicants and their dependants, and advised

and advised that

that their applications be submitted to the Governor for recommendation to the Secretary of State for registration as British citizens. Recently, the Immigration Department has completed personality checks and verification interviews on another 11 principal applicants, their 6 spouses and 12 minor children. The checks and interviews have not revealed any adverse information on any of these applicants or their dependants. principal applicants and their 18 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, subject to confirmation of no change in the applicants' circumstances.

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All the 11

A summary of the total number of cases in OG 1 (civil servants) already checked and interviewed is at the Annex.

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Members' agreement will be presumed if no comments on the paper

are received by 9 May 1992.

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Government Secretariat

22 April 1992

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