PRIORITY
CYPHER/CAT A
FM HONG KONG 260740Z
IN CONFIDENCE
RECEIVED IN
REGISTY No.51 26 APR 1972
NKX18 10
TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 343 OF 26TH APRIL 1972.
YOUR SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 20.
IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE 1971.
TOP COPY
12)
24.7
**7.
20
19
THE REVISED DRAFT CIRCULARS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO ME SUBJECT
TO THE FOLLOWING CHANGES:
(1)
(A)
(B)
(2)
ENTRY OF UNITED KINGDOM CITIZENS
PARAGRAPH 2 (B) SHOULD BE AMENDED TO REFER TO THE WIFE AND
CHILD.
PARAGRAPH 7 SHOULD BE OMITTED. WIVES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN
TRAVELLING TO HONG KONG ON ALIEN PASSPORTS ARE TREATED AS
ALIENS AND ARE NOT LANDED UNCONDITIONALLY. THEY ARE, HOWEVER,
IMMEDIATELY GRANTED RESIDENTIAL STATUS ONCE RELATIONSHIP IS ESTABLISHED. OTHER DEPENDENTS (1.E. WIDOWED MOTHERS ETC.) AGED 53 OR OVER OF A STATUTORILY ENTITLED PERSON OR OF HIS WIFE MAY BE ADMITTED FOR RESIDENCE BUT AGAIN SUCH ENTRY WOULD NOT BE UNCONDITIONAL. THEY WOULD NORMALLY BE LANDED FOR SIX MONTHS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, ASSUMING THEM TO BE U.K. CITIZENS.
ENTRY OF PERSONS OF CHINESE RACE
PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 OF THE REVISED DRAFT SHOULD BE AMENDED TO
READ:
''
"'2. HOLDERS OF HONG KONG TRAVEL DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE ADVISED
THAT THE DOCUMENT ALREADY CONVEYS AN ADMINISTRATIVE RIGHT TO LAND IN HONG KONG, AND NOTHING FURTHER IS REQUIRED.
3. IF THE TRAVEL DOCUMENT HAS EXPIRED AND IS NOT RENEWABLE, AND NO OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENT IS HELD, THE APPLICANT SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO APPLY FOR A FRESH DOCUMENT AND THE APPLICATION
REFERRED TO THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, HONG KONG, FOR DECISION (SEE PARAGRAPH 6)
2. IF THE