§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by occupational category and ethnic background the number of Hong Kong residents who have been granted right of abode in the United Kingdom after 1 July. [12179]
§ Mr. KirkhopeInformation is not collected on the ethnic background of those given British citizenship under the British nationality selection scheme. The occupational categories of the 49,842 principal beneficiaries granted citizenship as of 31 December 1996 were as follows:
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Number Managers and administrators 13,956 Business and professionals 1,067 Business and administration associates 5,429 Accountants and auditors 1,733 Accounting associate professionals 559 Engineers and related professionals 2,651 Architects, planners and surveyors 556 Engineering associate professionals 1,641 Information science professionals 2,583 News editors and journalists 219 Doctors of medicine 712 Physical and life science professionals 94 Nurses and midwives 1,740 Other medical professionals 198 Health associate professionals 758 Legal professionals 402 Legal associate professionals 153 Teaching professionals (post-secondary) 419 Educational administrators 298 Other teaching personnel 3,133 Computing equipment controllers 172 Life science technicians 34 Physical science technicians 38 Social work professionals 144 Statistical assistants 56 Translators/interpreters 56 Correctional Services Department 1,019 Customs and Excise Department 501 Fire Services Department 1,221 Immigration Department 573 Independent Commission Against Corruption 105 Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force 14 Royal Hong Kong Police Force 3,788 The Garrison (Army) 224 The Garrison (Navy) 57 Entrepreneurs 484 Sensitive service 3,055