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to Hong Kong to join one resident who had himself entered Hong Kong within the last few years. As legal immigrants continued to arrive at Lo Wu at an unacceptably high level the Director of Immigration announced that he could not process applications for entry permits for the time being. This situation has continued until the present.
Director of Immigration's comments
5.
Details of the ages of Mr Ngai's children have not been provided but in view of his own age, they are clearly independent adults, over 21 years of age with their own families. They would therefore not be eligible to join Mr Ngai under normal immigration policies on entry for residence, which are summarised at Annex B.
6.
While the present unacceptably high level of legal immigration from China continues it is not possible to recommence is suing Entry Permits to residents of China as holders of these permits coming here would almost certainly be in addition to the numbers already arriving. If an exception were made in Mr Ngai's case many other more deserving cases would also have to be approved and the present unsatisfactory situation would deteriorate.
7.
The Director of Immigration therefore recommends that the objection be refused and that his decision to refuse entry permits to Hong Kong be affirmed.
Advice sought
8.
Members will be asked to advise, under section 53 of the Immigration Ordinance (Chapter 115), whether the decision of the Director of Immigration not to issue entry permits to the two sons (and their families) of Mr NGAI KWAI- TONG be confirmed or reversed.
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(The Deputy Director of Immigration (MR A J CARTER) will attend before the Council for the discussion of this item.)
G.S. 84
TC 22/80.
7th May 1980
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