§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 65,623 applications for naturalization made under the provisions of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990 were(a)decided, (b)
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Class Decided Granted Refused Principal beneficiaries Principal beneficiaries Dependents Principal beneficiaries April-June 1991 Sensitive Service 121 121 204 — July-September 1991 General occupational Managers and administrators 37 37 80 — Approved occupations Statistical assistants 28 28 51 — Disciplined Service Independent Commission Against Corruption 15 15 39 — Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force 3 3 7 — Entrepreneurs 31 31 24 — Sensitive Service 500 500 954 — October-December 1991 General occupational Managers and administrators 1 1 3 — News Editors and journalists 58 58 88 — Medical doctors 274 274 605 — Legal professionals 109 109 177 — Teaching professionals 43 43 51 — Educational administrators 24 24 46 — Approved occupations Statistical assistants 6 6 14 — Translators/Interpreters 21 21 40 — Disciplined Service Customs and Excise 201 201 410 — Fire Service 152 152 329 — Independent Commission Against Corruption 42 42 89 — Sensitive Service 603 603 1,129 — General Occupational Managers and administrators 430 12 26 418 Business professionals 297 — — 297 Accountants and auditors 861 — — 861 Accounting associate professionals 309 — — 309 Information science professionals 24 24 41 — News editors and journalists 120 35 55 85 Medical doctors 505 57 128 448 Physical & life science professionals 98 25 44 73 Nurses and midwives 885 527 967 358 Other medical professionals 120 — — 120 Legal professionals 10 10 23 — Legal associate professionals 109 — — 109 Teaching professionals 206 96 162 110 Educational administrators 232 73 143 159 Other teaching personal 758 — — 758 Approved occupations Social work professionals 29 29 60 — Translators/interpreters 3 3 7 — Disciplined Service Correctional Service 332 332 711 — Customs and Excise 59 59 121 — Fire Service 386 386 869 — Immigration Service 22 22 45 — Royal Hong Kong Police Force 31 31 82 — Garrison (Army) 83 83 193 — Entrepreneurs 25 25 48 — Sensitive Service 309 290 535 19 granted, (c) refuded and (d) withdrawn, under each class and category of the scheme, in each quarter since March 1991; and how many of these applications were from (i) heads of households or (ii) family members.
§ Mr. Charles WardleInformation about family members is not available for refusals or withdrawals of applications. The remaining information requested is as follows:
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Class Decided Granted Refused Principal beneficiaries Principal beneficiaries Dependents Principal beneficiaries April-June 1992 General Occupational Managers and administrators 775 38 80 737 Business professionals 775 315 459 460 Business and administration associate professionals 2,133 — — 2,133 Accountants and auditors 1,896 409 731 1,487 Accounting associate professionals 576 — — 576 Engineers and related professionals 2,900 — — 2,900 Architects, planners and surveyors 1,088 171 325 917 Engineering associate professionals 2,894 63 121 2,831 Information science professionals 1,778 834 986 944 News editors and journalists 207 15 19 192 Medical doctors 748 21 51 727 Physical and life science professionals 125 — — 125 Nurses and midwives 939 440 788 499 Other medical professionals 205 — — 205 Health associate professionals 481 — — 481 Legal professionals 928 17 35 911 Legal associate professionals 213 — — 213 Teaching professionals 217 38 65 179 Educational administrators 326 — — 326 Other teaching personnel 1,139 — — 1,139 Approved occupations Computing equipment controllers 49 — — 49 Life science technicians 17 — — 17 Physical science technicians 92 — — 92 Social work professionals 435 19 35 416 Statistical assistants 76 — — 76 Translators/interpreters 214 — — 214 Disciplined Service Correctional Service 322 246 482 76 Customs and Excise 126 22 44 104 Fire Service 442 174 429 268 Immigration Service 588 74 133 514 Independent Commission against corruption 105 — — 105 Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force 3 — — 3 Royal Hong Kong Police Force 402 402 906 — Garrison (Army) 471 31 85 440 Garrison (Navy) 36 — — 36 Entrepreneurs 42 8 9 34 Sensitive Service 92 92 166 —
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Applications withdrawn up to 30 June 1992 Class- Principal beneficiaries General Occupational Managers and administrators 20 Business professionals 2 Business and administration associate professionals 6 Accountants and auditors 7 Architects, planners and surveyors 2 Engineering associate professionals 5 Information science professionals 7 News editors and journalists 3 Medical doctors 5 Physical and life science professionals 1 Nurses and midwives 13 Other medical professionals 2 Health associate professionals 2 Legal associate professionals 1 Teaching professionals 5 Educational administrators 1 Other teaching personnel 10 Approved occupations Social work professionals 2 Statistical assistants 2 Translators/Interpreters 2 Disciplined Service
Class Principal beneficiaries Correctional Service 7 Customs and Excise 2 Fire Service 13 Immigration Service 7 Royal Hong Kong Police Force 16 Garrison (Army) 3 Entrepreneurs 2 Sensitive Services 14
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for British citizenship under section 4(5) of the British Nationality Act 1981 have been(a) made, (b) granted and (c) refused in each quarter since January 1991; and how many of those granted have been on the grounds of service in the armed forces.
§ Mr. Charles WardleFive applications were received in May 1991 and two in December 1991. Of these, two have been granted, three have been refused and two have not yet been decided. Neither of the two granted was on grounds of service in the armed forces.
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§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his best estimate as to how many applications for(a) adult registration with entitlement, (b) naturalisation and (c) registration of minors his Department (i) will receive and (ii) expects to grant in 1992–93.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe latest estimate of the numbers of citizenship applications likely to be received and granted in 1992–93 is as follows:
Intake Applications granted Adult registration 4,000 4,000 Naturalisation 25,000 28,500 Minor registration 5,000 9,500 Total 34,000 42,000