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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-hong-kong-selection-scheme-order-1990/appendix-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2292",
  "legislation_title": "The British Nationality (Hong Kong) (Selection Scheme) Order 1990",
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  "path": "appendix/4",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "ANNEX 4",
  "heading": "GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL CLASS",
  "text": "Specified occupational group\nQualification\nPoints\n1 Managers and administrators\nMatriculation\n25\nPost-secondary qualification (other than a degree)\n35\nBachelor degree or membership or fellowship of professional institution\n50\n2 Business professionals\nMatriculation\n25\nPost-secondary qualification (other than a degree) or associate membership of professional institution\n35\nBachelor degree or membership or fellowship of professional institution\n50\n3 Business and administration associate professionals\nMatriculation\n25\nPost-secondary qualification (other than a degree) or associate membership of professional institution\n50\n4 Accountants and auditors\nLevel I Professional Examination\n15\nBachelor degree in accountancy\n20\nLevel II Professional Examination\n25\nLevel III Professional Examination\n40\nMembership or fellowship of professional institution\n50\n5 Accounting associate professionals\nFirst level, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“LCCI”) Group Certificate\n5\nSecond level, LCCI Group Certificate\n10\nThird level, LCCI Group Certificate\n20\nPreliminary examination of Association of Accounting Technicians (“AAT”)\n30\nIntermediate examination of AAT\n40\nFinal examination of AAT\n50\n6 Engineers and related professionals\nPart I Professional Examination\n10\nPart II Professional Examination\n20\nPractical training, Stage 1\n30\nPractical training, Stage 2\n40\nMembership or fellowship of professional institution\n50\n7 Architects, planners and surveyors\nPart I Professional Examination\n10\nPart II Professional Examination\n20\nPart III Professional Examination\n35\nMembership or fellowship of professional institution\n50\n8 Engineering associate professionals\nEngineering certificate or diploma\n10\nPolytechnic higher certificate\n20\nPolytechnic higher diploma\n35\nPolytechnic endorsement certificate\n50\n9 Information science professionals\nDiploma or certificate\n20\nHigher or advanced diploma or certificate or associate membership of professional institution\n40\nBachelor degree in information science\n45\nMembership or fellowship of professional institution\n50\n10 News editors and journalists\nA-level in Chinese or English\n10\nCertificate or diploma other than in journalism or communications\n20\nCertificate or diploma in journalism or communications\n30\nBachelor degree other than in journalism or communications\n45\nBachelor degree in journalism or communications\n50\n11 Medical doctors\nMedical graduate provisionally registered with Medical Council of Hong Kong\n10\nPractising certificate issued by Medical Council of Hong Kong\n15\nLicentiate of Medical Council of Hong Kong\n25\nRegistered medical practitioner\n50\n12 Physical and life science professionals\nPost-secondary certificate or diploma\n35\nBachelor degree\n45\nMembership or fellowship of professional institution\n50\n13 Nurses and midwives\nCertificate of enrolment with Nursing Board of Hong Kong or Certificate of registration with Midwives Board of Hong Kong\n30\nCertificate of registration with Nursing Board of Hong Kong\n50\n14 Other medical professionals (except nurses and midwives)\nProfessions registerable under the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Chapter 156 of the Laws of Hong Kong) or the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Chapter 138 of the Laws of Hong Kong)\nCertificate or Diploma\n30\nBachelor degree\n40\nRegistered as medical professional\n50\nProfessions not registerable under any Hong Kong Ordinance\nCertificate\n30\nDiploma\n40\nBachelor degree\n50\n15 Health associate professionals (except nurses and midwices)\nMatriculation\n10\nCertificate or diploma (other than a professional diploma)\n30\nProfessional diploma\n50\n16 Legal professionals\nBachelor degree in law\n10\nPost-graduate certificate in law\n20\nCompletion of articles or pupillage\n35\nRegistered lawyer\n50\n17 Legal associate professionals\nHong Kong Certificate of Education Examination\n10\nMatriculation\n25\nPolytechnic higher certificate or diploma\n50\n18 Teaching professionals (post-secondary)\nTeacher certificate\n10\nBachelor degree\n20\nPost-graduate diploma\n25\nPost-graduate degree (other than by research)\n30\nPost-graduate degree by research (other than Ph.D)\n40\nPh.D\n50\n19 Educational administrators\nTeacher certificate\n20\nPost-secondary certificate or diploma\n35\nAssociate membership of professional institution\n40\nBachelor degree or membership or fellowship of professional institution\n50\n20 Other teaching personnel\nTeacher’s permit\n5\nQualified kindergarten teacher\n10\nDiploma or certificate from polytechnic or technical institute\n25\nCompletion of In-Service Training Course for Teachers\n30\nTeacher certificate\n35\nBachelor of Education degree obtained after 1 or 2 years full-time study\n40\nBachelor degree (other than Bachelor of Education)\n45\nBachelor degree (other than Bachelor of Education) together with teacher certificate; or completion of Bachelor of Education degree obtained after 3 or 4 years full-time study\n50",
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