The British Nationality (Hong Kong) (Selection Scheme) Order 1990

Special circumstances

14.—(1) The Governor may allocate up to 150 points for special circumstances in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5) in respect of applicants in a specified occupation and in accordance with paragraph (6) in respect of applicants in an approved occupation.

(2) The Governor may allocate up to 75 points to an applicant if he considers that there is an exceptionally high propensity to emigrate amongst those serving in the relevant occupation or amongst a particular group of persons serving in that occupation.

(3) The Governor may, in relation to applicants in a relevant occupation or applicants of a particular description within a relevant occupation, allocate up to 50 points to such applicants to take account of–

(a) the importance of the applicants' professional or vocational qualifications in the relevant occupation; or

(b) the effect of the application of the provisions of this Part relating to age and experience if the Governor is satisfied that it does not adequately reflect the significance of those attributes in the applicants' cases.

(4) The Governor may, in accordance with paragraph (5), allocate up to 50 points to an applicant in a specified occupation in recognition of his exceptional merit or outstanding achievement.

(5) The Governor may under paragraph (4) allocate–

(a) up to 30 points for the applicant’s exceptional merit or outstanding achievement in the relevant occupation;

(b) up to 30 points for unpaid service with such voluntary agencies or institutions in the social, medical or educational field as may from time to time be approved by the Governor for the purposes of this scheme;

(c) up to 20 points for acts of bravery or gallantry.

(6) The Governor may allocate up to 150 points for special circumstances to an applicant in an approved occupation to take account of the extent to which his skills or expertise are of importance to the continued well-being of Hong Kong and, in those cases where he does so, he may, subject to paragraph (1), allocate up to 50 points in respect of the applicant’s exceptional merit or outstanding achievement.