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THE BILL, BUT WOULD PROPOSE ALTERNATIVELY THAT AFTER ITS

INTRODUCTION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE DEBATE ON THE SECOND

READING IS ADJOURNED WITHOUT DATE FIXED TO ENABLE THIS

CORRESPONDENCE TO BE BROUGHT TO A CONCLUSION WHICH I HOPE CAN

WE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS COURSE OF ACTION HAS THREE

ADVANTAGES. FIRST, IT WOULD NOT AROUSE ADVERSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

SECOND, SIMILAR MISCONCEPTIONS TO THOSE WHICH I HAVE REFERRED

TO ABOVE EXIST IN HONGKONG, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL

WILL PROVIDE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR THEM UP IN PUBLIC.

THIRD, A POSTPONEMENT OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE DEBATE FOR

SAY FOUR OR SIX WEEKS WOULD ACCORD WITH THE EXPRESSED WISHES

OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.

7. AS REGARDS THE SPECIFIC QUERY IN THE FINAL SENTENCE OF

YOURTEL 515, CLAUSE 57(1) REPLACES SECTION 22(1)(IV) OF EXISTING IMMIGRATION (CONTROL AND OFFENCES) ORDINANCE AS

AMENDED IN 1969 BY ORDINANCE 44.

8. OUR CURRENT REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO VISAS IN THE

CASE OF BOTH ALIENS AND COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS ARE AS SET OUT

IN SUMMARY OF VISA REGULATIONS (VOLUME 26 OF DIPLOMATIC SERVICE PROCEDURE, CHAPTER 3). VISAS ARE NOT NECESSARY IN THE CASE OF

CITIZENS OF UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES WHO HOLD UNITED.

KINGDOM PASSPORTS ISSUED IN UNITED KINGDOM UNLESS ISSUED ON

BEHALF OF ANOTHER TERRITORY, NO CHANGE IN ANY OF THE CURRENT

REQUIREMENTS IS CONTEMPLATED IN CONSEQUENCE OF ENACTMENT OF

NEW IMMIGRATION BILL.

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PS TO MR ROYLE SIR L MONSON MR WILFORD

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