HONG KONG
CIVIL AFFAIRS POLICY DIRECTIVE S
CHINESE POLICY
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miner if
1. The Colony of Hong Kong is so closely connected geographically
and politically with South China and its population is 80
preponderently Chinese that specific questions of Chinese Policy
are less easily defined than in dependencies where there is a
greater admixture of populations.
2. In particular the Directives on Opium, on Immigration
Policy, on Education and on Social Welfare are concerned almost
entirely with citizens of Chinese race.
There must be no discrimination, statutory or otherwise, or Loc in favour of non-Chinese or non-Asieties. On the other hand it
may be necessary to curtail temporarily the existing privileges now enjoyed by persons of Chinese race (e.g. passport possession,
registration as hotel guests etc., hitherto enforced only on non-Chinese).
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4.
Close contact must be maintained, -through--the mbassy and
through the British Consulates in China, with the officials of
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the Chinese Government both metropolitan and provincial in matters
which are not of sufficient importance to need reference to the
Foreign Office.
5. The functions of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs have
been outlined in the General Administration Directive.
The holding of Public Offices (e.g. Justice of the Peace,
Member of Council) # aontinue to be restricted to persons of
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British nationality, whether by birth or by naturalization.
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Subject to the exigencies preference will be given to British
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subjects in filling posts in the public service, but this
qualification will not be insisted upon, There will be no objection in either case to the maintenance by individuals of
dual nationality rights in accordance with the laws of China.
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