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(i)

(ii)

persons in the service of the British

Government;

persons in the service of the Hong Kong

Government;

(iii)

persons in the service of the Government

of any Commonwealth country;

(iv)

persons in the service of British Colonial

Governments;

(v)

persons in the service of the British or

Commonwealth Armed Forces (other than

serving members of Her Majesty's

regular naval, military or air-forces,

(vi)

who are already exempt from control);

persons in the employ of the United Nations

Organisation, the Asian Productivity

Organisation, and similar international

organisations of which Britain or Hong Kong

is a member;

household employees of Commonwealth

(vii)

Commission (or Trade Commission)

officials assigned to Hong Kong; and

(viii)

dependants of persons falling within (i)

to (vii) above.

6.

NOTE Visa Officers may exercise their discretion

on the definition of "dependants", but it will

generally be construed as persons who are

bona-fide regular members of the household.

Visas issued to persons in the above

categories should be endorsed "entry" followed by

an indication of the holder's official standing. Holders

of such visas will be granted unconditional landing in

Hong Kong unless there are compelling reasons for

taking some other course of action.