HC Deb 05 December 1995 vol 268 cc211-2W
Mr. Macshane

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by profession or civil service department the number of heads of househlod in Hong Kong who have applied for right of abode status in the United Kingdom under the 50,000 key person scheme.[3506]

Mr. Kirkhope

Following is the breakdown of principal beneficiary applications as at 26 November 1995. In cases not yet decided, applicants may be allocated to a more appropriate class.

Applications
Entrepreneurs class 903
Sensitive service class 3,238
Disciplined service class:
Correctional services department 1,396
Custom and excise service 813
Fire service department 1,822
Immigration service 1,468
Independent commission against corruption 258
Government flying service 23
Royal Hong Kong Police 5,325
Royal Hong Kong military services corps 840
Royal Hong Kong navy 186
General occupational class:
Managers and administrators 25,046
Business professionals 2,972
Business associate professionals 12,086
Accountants and auditors 5,249
Accounting associate professionals 1,849
Engineers and related professionals 7,088
Architects, planners and surveyors 2,058
Engineering associate professionals 6,628
Information science professionals 4,541
News editors and journalists 702
Medical doctors 2,630
Physical and life science professionals 396
Nurse and midwives 4,034
Other medical professionals 818
Health associate professionals 1,777
Legal professionals 1,867
Legal associate professionals 693
Teaching professionals(post-Secondary) 1,110
Educational administrators 961

Applications
Other teaching personnel 7,806
Computer equipment controllers 347
Life science technicians 78
physical science technicians 241
Social work professionals 900
Statistical assistants 202
Translators and interpreters 417
Total 108,768

Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how may heads of household in Hong Kong have applied for right of abode status in the United Kingdom under the scheme offering 50,000 full British passports to key officials in the colony. [3503]

Mr. Kirkhope

As at 26 November this year, 108,768 principal beneficiary applications had been received. This figure includes invalid, ineligible and withdrawn applications and repeat applications from some of those unsuccessful in the first tranche of the scheme.