TNAG-0094-FCO40-130-Control-of-immigration-into-UK-from-Hong-Kong-1968 — Page 80

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wenty lion people desperately anxious to remain her Majesty's subjects.

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I rang your principal represent tive the other day and found charming and helpful. However, when I enquired of the criteria by which applications were considered I ran up against a black wall. Surely one of the basic principles by which British justice has been ad i istered is that a man's rights and obligations should at all times be ascertainable- in other words that Her Majesty's subjects should always know exactly where they stand.

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May. I suggest to you, Sir, that all I have commented on may arisen because those criteria are not ascertainable in Hong

No one here knows of val OT how he is expected to satisfy you before you will permit him to euter the U.K. Hay I urge you, t. crefore

cause to be published, not a composite list because that would destroy your discret...ou,

some list, of basic pata- ciples by which you will be guined L. exercising your discretion. As 1 cm due to return to my London Chambers in a fortnight, I should appreciate an early reply from you.

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Your obedient Servant,

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Senders' neme and address: N.H. Jackson-Lipkin,

1103 Frince's Building,

Hong Kong.

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