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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

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