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GOVERNOR HONG KONG
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GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
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Your tel No 814
GODBER
1. On further consideration, we/see possible difficulties if
statutory provision is enacted empowering magistrate to order.
surrender of passports in particular circumstances.
2.
Hitherto issue and withdrawal of passports has been
regulated wholly under royal prerogative and passports are
regarded as property of HMG licence to hold which is terminable
at any time in certain conditions.
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Amendment of Prevention of Bribery Ordinance to authorise
magistrate to direct surrender of passport in particular
circumstances may prejudice Crown's existing general powers to
Moreover since a passport is the property
withdraw/passport.
of HMG would not the Courts already have the power to order
and enforce its surrender in the event of the refusal of the
holder to do so voluntarily on request?
/WE
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