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IMMEDIATE CYPHER/CAT A

REGISTRY No. 51

RECEIVED NEIDENT I AL

455

(HK)

002 1971

F C O 051615Z

HKK18/10

CONFIDENTIAL.

TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 740 OF 5 OCTOBER

46

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 722 IMMIGRATION BILL

LAST

REF.

(46)

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(49)

1. YOUR PARAGRAPH 4. AS WE UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSAL, THE UNOFFICIAL

MEMBERS WISH TO DRAW A DISTINCTION BETWEEN CITIZENS OF THE

UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES WHO ARE PATRIALS WITHING THE MEANING OF THE FORTHCOMING UK IMMIGRATION ACT, AND THOSE WHO ARE NON-

PATRIALS. ON THAT ASSUMPTION PERSONS REGISTERED IN THE UK,

AS WELL AS THOSE BORN, NATURALISED OR ADOPTED, AND THE WIVES OF

SUCH PERSONS AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN, SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS

''UK BELONGERS'': AND IF THAT IS DONE WE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION

TO THE PROPOSAL.

2. FRESH FROMAL DEFINITION OF ''UK BELONGER'' WILL APPEAR IN

AMENDMENT TO UK BILL TO BE TABLED BY HMG ON 6 OCTOBER READY FOR

CONSIDERATION IN THE REPORT STAGE IN THE LORDS ON 11 OCTOBER.

TEXT OF AMENDMENT WILL BE TELEGRAPHED TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

3. ONCE UNITED KINGDOM ACT HAS BECOME LAW THE LEGAL POSITION WILL

BE THAT UK PATRIALS WILL HAVE THE RIGHT OF ENTRY INTO THE UK

WHILE NON-PATRIALS WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF ENTRY. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES

HMG ARE UNLIKELY TO ACCEPT NON-PATRIALS ON DEPORTATION FROM

HONG KONG SAVE IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES. WE ASSUME HOWEVER THAT

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL IN ANY CASE WISH TO MAINTAIN CONTROL

INSTITUTED IN 1969 OVER ENTRY INTO THE COLONY OF COMMONWEALTH

CITIZENS OTHER THAN 'UK BELONGERS''

4. ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE NUMBER OF PERSONS INVOLVED WOULD

BE MINIMAL WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO WHAT IS PROPOSED IN YOUR

PARAGRAPH 5.

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LEGAL ADVISERS

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