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CONFIDENTIAL
Foreign and Commonwealth Office London S.W.1
DRAFT Circular Saving Telegram to British Missions in
all Foreign and Commonwealth countries, to Governors
and Administrators of Dependent Territories, to the British Government Representative, Castries, and to the Commissioner and Consul, Tonga.
Immigration of Commonwealth Citizens into Hong Kong
There has hitherto been virtually no control over the
entry into Hong Kong of Commonwealth citizens. The Government
of Hong Kong has now decided to introduce a general scheme of
control over the entry into the Colony of persons from all
Commonwealth countries and dependent territories. The details
of the scheme and the reasons for its introduction are set out
below.
2.
The main reason for this decision is the continuing influx
into the Colony of unskilled Pakistanis and Indians. But there
is also a need to control the entry of unskilled persons from
all sources and for this reason and in order to avoid any
appearance of discrimination, the Hong Kong Government have
decided to apply the controls on a Commonwealth-wide basis
(with the exceptions mentioned in paragraph 4 below).
Method of Control'
3.
Persons from Commonwealth countries, including dependent
territories, will require an entry visa if they wish to enter
the Colony for the purpose of residence or employment.
Commonwealth citizens (with the exceptions of those mentioned
in paragraph 4 below) who arrive at the airport or by sea will
be liable to be refused permission to land if they do not possess
the necessary visas. The Director of Immigration, Hong Kong,
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