TNAG-0319-FCO40-355-Legislation-for-immigration-and-deportation-in-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 126

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TO PRIORITY FCO TEŁNO 067 OF 19 NOVEM

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YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 846.

143:

IMMIGRATIÓN ORDINANCE, 1971.

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No. 51

22 NOV 1971

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AMENDMENTS PREPARED AS THE RESULT OF YOUR TELNO 623 OF 31 AUGUST PROVIDED FOR A JUDICIAL ENQUIRY INTO THE REMOVAL OF DEPORTATION OF ANY CITIZEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES.

IN DISCUSSIONS ON THESE AMENDMENTS UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS URGED STRONGLY THAT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES WHO ARE NOT UNITED KINGDOM BELONGERS SHOULD BE TREATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER BRITISH SUBJECTS.

IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF MY TELNO 722 OF 38 SEPTEMBER WE SOUGHT TO MAKE THIS DISTINCTION, THOUGH IT WAS NOT RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THE JURISDICTION OF DEPORTATION TRIBUNALS. YOU TELNO 743 OF 5 OCTOBER WAS INTERPRETED AS CONSTITUTING A GENERAL AGREEMENT TO THE PROPOSAL TO TREAT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES WHO WERE NOT UNITED KINGDOM BELONGERS IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER

BRITISH SUBJECTS.

IT IS REGRETTED IF THERE HAS BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING OF YOUR VIEWS BUT IT WAS ASSUMED THAT YOUR CONCERN WAS WITH UNITED KINGDOM BELONGERS, WHO COULD BE SAID TO BE ENTITLED TO SPECIAL CONSIDERATION, AND NOT TO OTHER CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES,

WHO SURELY HAVE NO LEGITIMATE CLAIM TO SUCH CONSIDERATION.

FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,

MACLEHOSE

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HONGKONG DEPT:

MIG & VISA DEPT:

SIR L MONSON

MR WILFORD

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NAT & T DEPT:

LEGAL ADVISERS

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