CONFIDENTIAL
Clause 19. This Clause exempts from deportation and from
any conditions of stay any immigrant who is a citizen of
the United Kingdom and Colonies and who has been ordinarily
resident in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less
than 10 years. The Clause is designed by the Hong Kong
authorities to reflect those provisions of the United
Kingdom Bill which provide that citizens of the United
Kingdom and Colonies who are not United Kingdom patrials
could become United Kingdom patrials after 4 years
conditional stay followed by 5 years further residence in
this country. In fact Her Majesty's Government have now
decided to amend the United Kingdom Immigration Bill to
provide that such persons become patrials and thus cease
to be subject to immigration control after 5 years
residence (including any period of conditional stay) in the
United Kingdom. It is considered that this fact should be
brought to the notice of the Governor and that he should
be asked to arrange for this Clause to be amended to provide
exemption from deportation and conditions of stay for
citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies who have been
ordinarily resident in Hong Kong for 5 years or more.
Clause 49. This Clause provides for the lodging of
objections to the Governor or to the Governor-in-Council
(dependent on the circumstances of the case) against any
decision, act or omission of a public officer acting under
the Ordinance. The decision of the Governor or Governor-
in-Council is final and there is no provision for any further
appeal. (However, this would not exclude the possibility
of political representations being made by an aggrieved
person to the Secretary of State; nor would it affect the
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