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IMMEDIATE CYPHER/CAT A
REGISTRY No. 51
RECEIVED NEIDENT I AL
455
(HK)
002 1971
F C O 051615Z
HKK18/10
CONFIDENTIAL.
TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 740 OF 5 OCTOBER
46
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 722 IMMIGRATION BILL
LAST
REF.
(46)
R {
(49)
1. YOUR PARAGRAPH 4. AS WE UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSAL, THE UNOFFICIAL
MEMBERS WISH TO DRAW A DISTINCTION BETWEEN CITIZENS OF THE
UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES WHO ARE PATRIALS WITHING THE MEANING OF THE FORTHCOMING UK IMMIGRATION ACT, AND THOSE WHO ARE NON-
PATRIALS. ON THAT ASSUMPTION PERSONS REGISTERED IN THE UK,
AS WELL AS THOSE BORN, NATURALISED OR ADOPTED, AND THE WIVES OF
SUCH PERSONS AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN, SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS
''UK BELONGERS'': AND IF THAT IS DONE WE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION
TO THE PROPOSAL.
2. FRESH FROMAL DEFINITION OF ''UK BELONGER'' WILL APPEAR IN
AMENDMENT TO UK BILL TO BE TABLED BY HMG ON 6 OCTOBER READY FOR
CONSIDERATION IN THE REPORT STAGE IN THE LORDS ON 11 OCTOBER.
TEXT OF AMENDMENT WILL BE TELEGRAPHED TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
3. ONCE UNITED KINGDOM ACT HAS BECOME LAW THE LEGAL POSITION WILL
BE THAT UK PATRIALS WILL HAVE THE RIGHT OF ENTRY INTO THE UK
WHILE NON-PATRIALS WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF ENTRY. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES
HMG ARE UNLIKELY TO ACCEPT NON-PATRIALS ON DEPORTATION FROM
HONG KONG SAVE IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES. WE ASSUME HOWEVER THAT
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL IN ANY CASE WISH TO MAINTAIN CONTROL
INSTITUTED IN 1969 OVER ENTRY INTO THE COLONY OF COMMONWEALTH
CITIZENS OTHER THAN 'UK BELONGERS''
4. ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE NUMBER OF PERSONS INVOLVED WOULD
BE MINIMAL WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO WHAT IS PROPOSED IN YOUR
PARAGRAPH 5.
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