307
SIXTH DAY
1st April, 1941.
Present: - His Honour Sir A.D.A. MacGregor, Kt., K.C., Chairman.
Mr. Bernard Brown, A.C.A., J.P.
Mr. David Drummond, J.P.
Mr. Woo Hang-kam, L1.B., J.P.
Mr. K.M.A. Barnett, J.P., Secretary.
Mr. R.A.D. Forrest, Immigration Officer.
The evidence of Mr. J.H.B. Lee, Deputy Immigration Officer, and
Inspector B. Thorpe, Passport Officer, was taken in camera at 9.30 a.m、
in the Chief Justice's Chambers.
DR. S.N. CHAU
Com
J.P.
Second Court. 10.15 a.m.
Chairman;
I have here a proof of your evidence, Dr. Chau. I think it will be
the shortest way if I read that out and you will tell me whether that
completely represents the complaint that you have to make about the
administration of the Department.
# I possess a certificate of residence issued by the Immigration
office.
On Monday 10th March I returned to Hong Kong from Macao by
the s.s. "Kin Shan." I and other passengers in possession of similar
certificates proceeded to the gangway but we were told by a Chinese
Immigration Officer that we would not be permitted to disembark
until all those passengers who had passports had landed. I and
others with me had accordingly to wait for at least 20 minutes whilst
those with passports left the ship.
The examination of the passports was done by a European
Immigration Officer in the saloon and when I was allowed to land my
certificate was examined by the Chinese Immigration Officer at the
gangway, so that it would have been quite possible for persons with
certificates such as mine to have disembarked at the same time as
those with passports."
That is the whole of your complaint Dr. Chau?
Q.
A.
Yes.
Q.
Instead of having two examinations, one following the other in time,
there was nothing to prevent there having been two simultaneous
examinations for the two classes of documents?