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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, already has powers to
refuse entry in certain circumstances (e.g. to
a person "who is unable to show that he has the
means of decently supporting himself and his
dependants, if any, until he obtains a liveli-
hood"; or to a person "likely to become a
vagrant, beggar" etc.) and he will continue to
exercise these powers in addition to those
provided for the operation of the scheme.
Exceptions to the Scheme
4. The new controls will not apply to United
Kingdom or Hong Kong "belongers"; or to citizens
of the Irish Republic provided that they also
possess United Kingdom passports; or to bona
fide tourists and business visitors. For the
purposes of the scheme United Kingdom "belongers
are defined as the holders of British passports
issued in the United Kingdom provided that these
are not endorsed as being issued on behalf of
some other territory; and persons born,
naturalised or registered as British subjects in
the United Kingdom.
Tourists and Business Visitors
5.
Bona fide tourists and business visitors
will be allowed to enter the Colony without
visas for visits of up to three months with the
opportunity of extending their stay.
Criteria for the Issue of Entry Visas for
Residence
6. The entry of Commonwealth citizens for the
purpose of residence will be allowed in the case
of the following three categories of persons
provided that there is no security objection,
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