TNAG-0318-FCO40-354-Legislation-for-immigration-and-deportation-in-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 63

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DRAFT LETTER

To:-

Sir

R D Peachey Esq 801 Tavistock, May Road

HONG KONG

Type 1 +

From

A W Gaminara

Telephone No. & Ext,

Department

Hong Kong

I am replying to your letter of 10 July addressed to

the Foreign and Commonwealth, Secretary on the subject

the Hong Kong the Hong Kong Lumigation will of the reechtly enacted immigration legislation in.

Hong Kong,

2. With reference to paragraph 2 of your letter, the

seek to

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legislation does not impose any restrictions (other than

those which have been in existence for several years)

on the freedom of entry into Hong Kong of citizens of

Howww inter alia,

the United Kingdom and Colonies. It does, however, suk

to

persons (inclucling) inter alia facilitate the removal of British subjects

who are not belongers of Hong Kong) who misbehave

or whose behaviour is not, in the opinion of the

Governorn Council, conducive to the public good.

3. As regards paragraphs 3 and 4 of your letter, the Hong

Kong Government is fully competent in its own right

to enact the legislation in question. There is no

Imperial statute which gives a British subject, as such,

either the right to enter a British overseas territory,

or exemption from removal or deportation from such

territory. Nor is a British passport intended to

confer such right or exemption on its holder.

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