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ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 478

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TO RAWALPINDI

22 AUGUST 1969

(HKK 18/27)

ADDRESSED TO RAWALPINDI TELEGRAM NUMBER 478 OF 22 AUGUST AND TO

DELHI KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE CANBERRA COLOMBO WELLINGTON

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING HONG KONG AND SAVING TO ALL

OTHER COMMONWEALTH POSTS AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES.

IMMIGRATION OF COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS INTO HONG KONG.

THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG HAS DECIDED TO INTRODUCE MEASURES FOR THE STRICTER CONTROL OVER THE ENTRY INTO HONG KONG OF BRITISH

SUBJECTS AND COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS INCLUDING THOSE FROM DEPENDENT

TERRITORIES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 2 BELOW AND OF TOURISTS AND SHORT TERM VISITORS (SEE PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW) SUCH PERSONS WILL IN FUTURE BE REQUIRED TO HOLD VISAS FOR ENTRY INTO THE COLONY. THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS WILL APPLY FROM 8 SEPTEMBER, 1969, AND THE QUOTE SUMMARY OF VISA REGULATIONS UNQUOTE WILL BE AMENDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

2. THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS:-

(1) HOLDERS OF BRITISH PASPORTS ISSUED IN HONG KONG:

(11) HOLDERS OF UNITED KINGDOM PASSPORTS ISSUED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN)

PROVIDED THAT SUCH PASSPORTS ARE NOT ENDORSED TO THE EFFECT

THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON BEHALF OF SOME OTHER TERRITORY (OTHER THAN HONG KONG): AND

(111) PERSONS BORN, NATURALISED, OR REGISTERED AS BRITISH SUBJECTS IN HONG KONG, OR THE UNITED KINGDOM, PROVIDED THEY HAVE NOT RENOUNCED THEIR BRITISH NATIONALITY.

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