14. Quu) his GOVT.
Government to persons who are already British (namely Hong Kong
British Dependent Territories citizens), why should the
passport itself not be sufficient without more to secure the
holder's entry into the U.K.? Administratively this could be
achieved with the minimum of difficulty by having all such
passports endorsed on issue with permission to land in the
U.K. This would secure free entry of the holder into the V.K.,
and obviate the need for obtaining a certificate of entry
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beforehand or for obtaining specific permission on each
occasion of entry. The advantage to the traveller would be the
removal of red tape and inconvenience each time he wished to
travel to the U.X. The benefits to Her Majesty's Government in
terms of the goodwill which this would generate locally are
immeasurable. No violation of principle is involved since
permission to land falls short of the right to land and could
not therefore mature into an entitlement to registration as a
British citizen under section 4 of the British Nationality Act
.1981.
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