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Immigration pending the determination of his objection.

Objections against decisions of the Director are an

important feature of the Immigration Law;

however,

For

it is equally important that the lodging of an objection

should not provide an opportunity for the objector

to evade such decisions if they are confirmed.

the same reasons Section 32(2) enables the Colonial

Secretary to detain a person for limited periods

while the question of his removal by order of the

Governor is being considered,

(e) Section 19(1)(b) enables the Governor to order the

removal from Hong Kong of a person who is an illegal

immigrant or who is in breach of the conditions attached

to his stay, whether or not such person has been

convicted of such an offence.

Formerly, it was often

necessary to bring a prosecution for the sole purpose

of enabling the Governor to order removal when the

public interest would not otherwise have required

that the offender be prosecuted.

(r) The Government of Hong Kong is fully competent to

enact this legislation and 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.

Similarly, a British passport is not intended to

confer any such right or exemption on its holder.

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