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Present Position
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At the Steering Committee meetings held on 13 May 1991 and 16 December 1991, members advised that personality checks and verification interviews should be carried out for the potentially successful applicants in OG 1 (Non-civil servants). So far, members have noted the results of personality checks and verification interviews on 46 principal applicants and their dependants, and advised 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 529 principal applicants, their 419 spouses and 573 minor children. The checks and interviews have not revealed any adverse information on any of these applicants or their dependants. All the 529 principal applicants and their 992 dependants appear to the 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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The Annex shows a summary of the total number of cases in OG1 (Non-civil servants) already checked and interviewed.
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Members' agreement will be presumed if no comments on the paper
are received by 9 May 1992.
Security Branch
Government Secretariat
22 April 1992
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G.F. 316
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