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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
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WRITTEN answer c8...May....1978
HK + GD
The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Unit through your Under-Secretary by
NOON ON FRIDAY.
5 MAY 1978
Mr Robert Parry to Yor Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,
(Liverpool. Scotland Exchange); To ask the Secretary State under what legal regulations illegal immigrants to Hong Kong are returning to the People's Republic of China; if there is any right of appeal; if so, if such persons may be represented by counsel at any hearing; and if legal aid is available.
Ma Evan Luard.
Illegal immigrants from China are returned under Section 18(1)(A)
of the Immigration Ordinance. They have a right of appeal to the Governor, but the procedures do not involve court hearings. Legal aid is not available, but illegal
immigrants are allowed access to legal counsel through any relatives or friends in Hong Kong.
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