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P.R.H. 7
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION SERVICES
DAILY INFORMATION
BULLETIN
Monday, December 4, 1967
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COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS GOING TO BRITAIN
SHOULD HAVE ENTRY CERTIFICATES
Commonwealth citizens planning to go to Britain under the Commonwealth
Immigrants Act should apply for an entry certificate to avoid distress
and the expense of a fruitless journey should they be unqualified for
admission.
According to information received here a White Paper has been
published in Britain containing new instructions from the Home Secretary
to immigration officers about the admission of Commonwealth citizens who
hold entry certificates.
The new instructions provide that subject to certain limited
exceptions an entry certificate during its period of validity guarantees
the admission of the Commonwealth citizen to whom it was issued.
The exceptions include cases where fraudulent representations were
made to the issuing officer, where a change of circumstances has subsequently
removed the basis of the holder's claim to admission, and where the holder
is liable to exclusion on grounds of criminal record or danger to public
health.
Commenting on the entry certificates, a Government spokesman said
that the certificate is a facility offered to immigrants in their own interests
which they would be foolish not to use.
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