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Kingdom unless they are issued on behalf of another Government. No change in these
requirements has been effected by the enactment of this Ordinance.
However the Ordinance does, inter alia, facilitate the removal from the Colony of persons (including citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies who are not belongers of Hong Kong) who misbehave or whose behaviour is not, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, conducive to the public good.
In certain cases involving the removal or deportation from Hong Kong of United Kingdom belongers, the Ordinance provides for an enquiry by a Deportation Tribunal consisting of a President (who must be a judge) and two members. This Tribunal would make recommendations to the Governor or Governor in Council as the case might be before decisions whether to remove or deport were taken. However no such enquiry is required under the Ordinance in cases where a court has recommended deportation, or where the Governor certifies that deportation or exclusion from the Colony is desirable on the grounds of the security of Hong Kong or for political reasons affecting the relations of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom with another country.
Under the previous Hong Kong legislation dealing with the deportation of British subjects, 7 years was the qualifying period of residence necessary to exempt a British subject from deportation. The enclosed Ordinance provides that a United Kingdom belonger who has been ordinarily resident in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 7 years has the right of entry into the Colony at any time unless a deportation order
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