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1、高一英语任务型阅读专练(一)TheHongKonggovernmentissettooverhaul(革新)itsimmigrationpolicywiththeaimofmakingiteasierformainlandandoverseastalentstoliveandworkinthecity.ThisisawelcomestepbecauseitwillremovewhatiswidelyseenasamajorhurdletoHongKong'seffortstoattractqualifiedim
2、migrants(移民)tohelpitsdevelopment.Tosustainthegrowthoftheservicesector,whichmakesupnearly10percentofHongKong'sGDP,itisnecessarytocontinuouslyexpandthegroupoftalentsinvariousfields.EffortstoattractmainlandandoverseastalentstoHongKongaretakingonspecialurgencyno
3、tonlybecauseoffiercecompetitionfromothercities,particularlySingapore,butalsotherapidlyagingpopulationresultingfromyearsoflowornegativebirthrates.HongKongenjoyscertainadvantagesovermanyAsiancitiesinthecompetitionfortalents.Beyonditsvibranteconomy,underlinedby
4、afreemarketenvironment,HongKonghasacombinationofsomeofthemostdistinctiveelementsofChineseandWesterncultures.HongKongisasexcitingasmanyotherAsianboomtowns,andyetitisnolessefficientthanatypicalEuropeancitywithamuchsmallerpopulation.Housingcostsarehigh,butnohig
5、herthanthoseinotherfinancialcenters.Forinternationalbanksandmultinationalcorporations,housingcostsareaconcernonlywhentheopportunitytomakemoneybeginstodryup.AndthissituationisnothappeninginHongKongasthelocaleconomy,ridingtheboomonthemainland,israpidlyexpandin
6、g.Itiswithinthiscontextthatthegovernmenttakestheleadtoreviseitsimmigrationpolicy,whichcallsfor,amongotherthings,theestablishmentofaone-stopservicecentertoprocessallapplicationsundervariousmigrantschemes.Thismeansthatanapplicantwillinfutureneedtosendinonlyone
7、formforprocessing.Otherchangestothepolicyincludetheremovingoftheagerestrictionsandloweringofexperiencerequirements.Underthepresentscoringsystemusedtovet(审查)applicants,thosewhoareolderthan50andthosewithlessthanfiveyearsofworkexperiencewinnopointsintheirrespec
8、tivecategories.Thedetailsoftheproposedchangeshavenotbeenannounced.Butaccordingtoagovernmentofficialquotedbythelocalpress,theaimistobroadenthenumberofqualifiedapplicants.TheHongKonggovernment'sre
