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ving to meet the normal five year UK residence requirement. The purpose of the Act was to give key workers (who might otherwise leave the territory) the confidence to remain in Hong Kong up to and after 1997. The 50,000 grants of citizenship are to be made in two tranches: 39,500 places are to be filled in the first tranche and the remainder in the second tranche, which begins in 1994.
Progress made
4. The Governor's report shows that as at 6 November 1992 a total of 16,270 principal beneficiaries had been registered (along with 12,222 spouses and 17,093 children). The principal beneficiaries break down by class as follows:
Quota
Registered by 6 Nov 1992
General Occupational Class Disciplined Service Class
36,200
9,562
7,000
4,780
Sensitive Service Class
6,300
1,845
Entrepreneurs Class
500
50,000
83
16,270
up
(The most to date figures record that 21,700 principal beneficiaries have now been registered showing that we are well on target to complete the first tranche by the end of this year.)
Controversial aspects
5.
There has been little recent parliamentary interest in the operation of the 1990 Act, although this may change. Concern has been expressed by legislative councillors in Hong Kong and on a recent visit here, during which they saw Mr Wardle, that the total number of registrations (including dependants) will, at 138,000, be well below the original illustration of 225,000. The latter figure was intended to show "the absolute maximum number of people who might benefit under the scheme".
It was also meant
to take into account not only those registered under the Act but also any children born after the award of citizenship, children who might later marry and bring their spouses to the United
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