§ Mr. MacshaneTo 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. KirkhopeFollowing 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.
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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. MacShaneTo 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. KirkhopeAs 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 This figure includes invalid, ineligible and withdrawn applications and repeat applications from some of those unsuccessful in the first tranche of the scheme.