CONFIDEN TIAL
further than we have yet done in
saying that if such
people were to get into intolerable difficulties in
Hong Kong they could come to this country to settle.
However the Governor of Hong Kong has advised
that if the Unofficials
requests on the passport
endorsement were met, but the other two requests were
not, it is unlikely that there would be a
confrontation between the Legislative Council and
HMG. The c rux is therefore the question of the
passport endorsement. This is
an
area where I think
that a concession should be possible.
I accept that it would not be right to put an
endorsement in passport which gave
a
a isleading
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impression that the holder was not subject to the
immigration rules. However I believe that Hong Kong
would be satisfied with an endorsement which read:
"The holder of this passport does not
require an entry certificate or a visa to
enter the UK as a bona fide visitor",
in this
There is a clear implication that the bona fide
status of visitors can be checked. In order to make
sure that there was по confusion among the holders of
a would propose that leaflet be
such passports, I
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