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

Public or community service

17.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article, an applicant shall be allocated points for his service with the Legislative Council, the Executive Council and such other public bodies as may from time to time be approved by the Governor for the purposes of this scheme and for his service with the auxiliary services.

(2) An applicant who is, or has been, a member of the Legislative Council or the Executive Council shall be allocated 4 points for each year of service completed within the period of 10 years preceding the common date.

(3) An applicant who is or has been a member of any body approved by the Governor under paragraph (1) shall be allocated 2 points for each year of service with that body completed within the period of 10 years preceding the common date and an applicant who is or has been the chairman of such a body (or who the Governor is satisfied holds or has held a comparable position in that body) shall be allocated an additional 2 points for each year of service as chairman of that body (or holder of that comparable position) completed within that period.

(4) In determining the points to be allocated for service with the public bodies referred to in paragraph (1) no account shall be taken of service with more than 6 such bodies.

(5) An applicant shall be allocated 2 points for each year of active service in the auxiliary services completed before the common date.

(6) An applicant shall not be allocated points under this Article for service arising from or connected with official duties performed by him in the course of his employment.

(7) In this Article the “auxiliary services” means the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (the Volunteers), the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force, the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force, the Auxiliary Medical Services and the Civil Aid Services.