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HONG KONG
IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION
HKK 18/10
Attached is a copy of an Immigration Bill which was, so far as
we know, enacted by the Hong Kong Legislative Council on
1 September 1971.
The extent to which the Bill may have been amended in its
passage through the legislature will depend on the attitude
taken by the Governor in response to FCO telegram No 628 to
which we have not as yet received any reply. A copy of that
telegram is also attached.
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Although the Bill has been the subject of examination in the
FCO over a period of several months, owing to a series of
oversights at this end, this examination culminated in a very
hasty preparation of a submission for the purpose of obtaining
Ministerial approval for the despatch of FCO telegram No 628.
A copy of the submission in likewise attached.
The submission was cleared in draft with Migration and Visa
Department and with West Indian Department. However, as a
result of further discussions with West Indian Department
since the submission received Ministerial approval, it appears
that the last sentence of paragraph 6 of the aubmission may
not correctly state the up to date position in regard to
Bermuda immigration legislation. However, there was no
reference to that legislation in FCO telegram No 628.
HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
2 September 1971
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