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UMELCO ASKED US LAST WEEK UNDER WHAT PROVISIONS OF THE UK IMMIGRATION ACT 1971 THE HOME SECRETARY WOULD BE GRANTING PERMISSION FOR FORMER SERVICEMENT AND THEIR DEPENDANTS TO ENTER THE UK FOR SETTLEMENT, AND FOR NON-CHINESE BDTCS TO DO THE SAME SHOULD THEY COME UNDER PRESSURE TO LEAVE HONG KONG AFTER 1997. WE ASSUMED THAT THE RELEVANT PROVISION WAS SECTION 8(2) OF THE IMMIGRATION ACT, AND ADVISED UMELCO ACCORDINGLY.
2. ON REFLECTION, IT OCCURS TO US THAT THE HOME SECRETARY MIGHT BE REFERRING TO HIS INHERENT DISCRETION TO ALLOW ANY PERSON TO ENTER OR REMAIN NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION RULES, REFERRED TO BY .A. MACDONALD ON P. 28 OF IMMIGRATION LAW AND PRACTICE' (1983). WE, SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ASK THE HOME OFFICE TO PROVIDE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE ON THIS POINT SO THAT WE CAN BE SURE THAT THE CORRECT ANSWER IS PROVIDED TO UMEI
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
12 MAY 1986
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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MK EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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