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Immigration pending the determination of his objection.
Objections against decisions of the Director are an
important feature of the Immigration Law;
however,
For
it is equally important that the lodging of an objection
should not provide an opportunity for the objector
to evade such decisions if they are confirmed.
the same reasons Section 32(2) enables the Colonial
Secretary to detain a person for limited periods
while the question of his removal by order of the
Governor is being considered,
(e) Section 19(1)(b) enables the Governor to order the
removal from Hong Kong of a person who is an illegal
immigrant or who is in breach of the conditions attached
to his stay, whether or not such person has been
convicted of such an offence.
Formerly, it was often
necessary to bring a prosecution for the sole purpose
of enabling the Governor to order removal when the
public interest would not otherwise have required
that the offender be prosecuted.
(r) The Government of Hong Kong is fully competent to
enact this legislation and there is no Imperial statute
which gives a British subject, as such, either the
right to enter a British overseas territory or exemption
from removal or deportation from such territory.
Similarly, a British passport is not intended to
confer any such right or exemption on its holder.
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