# The British Nationality (Hong Kong) (Selection Scheme) Order 1990, Paragraph 24: The entrepreneurs class


(1) Subject to the provisions of Part IV, within the quota prescribed by Article 5 for applicants in the entrepreneurs class, the Governor may recommend an applicant if, having regard to the matters specified in paragraph (2), he considers that the applicant has made a special contribution to the economy of Hong Kong.
(2) The matters to which the Governor shall have regard in making a recommendation under paragraph (1) are–
(a) the extent of the applicant’s investments in Hong Kong;
(b) the annual turnover of any business in Hong Kong which the applicant controls (whether alone or jointly with others);
(c) the number of persons employed in any such business;
(d) the extent to which the applicant’s emigration would undermine confidence in the economy of Hong Kong;
(e) whether there are, in the applicant’s case, special circumstances of the type referred to in Article 14;
(f) whether the applicant has connections with the United Kingdom of the type referred to in Article 16;
(g) whether the applicant has performed any public or community service of the type referred to in Article 17.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2292/schedule/paragraph/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-hong-kong-selection-scheme-order-1990/schedule/paragraph-24
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