(2)
who could not be said to have the same claim on the
Colony as a United Kingdom belonger.
In any event it is most likely that the great
majority of cases in which citizens of the United
Kingdom and Colonies are removed or deported from
Hong Kong will either be the result of a Court
recommendation (following a conviction for a criminal
offence) or will involve security or political
considerations;
and it has been agreed all along
that the need for a judicial enquiry could be dispensed
with in such cases (see paragraph 4 above).
(3) The feelings of the Unofficial Members of the
Governor's Executive Council are such that it is
likely that they would be most unwilling to support
any amendment of the Ordinance which would give parity
of treatment in this context to all citizens of the
United Kingdom and Colonies (ie both to United Kingdom
belongers and to others). To achieve the desired
amendment it might therefore be necessary to adopt
the extreme measure of ensuring the passage of the
required legislation through the legislature by the
use of the Governor's casting vote in the Legislative
Council. Such a course would be greatly resented
in Hong Kong and could have serious consequences.
(4) Our relations with the Hong Kong Government have been
under strain for a considerable time; we are at the
moment in the throes of particularly difficult
discussions with them over the subject of the import
5.
/of textiles