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10.

That when your Petitioner called upon the said Director

he has produced a bank letter given to him by the Manager of the Hong

Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (Western Office) dated 14th March

1977 to support his said application. Annexed hereto and marked

"CHT-2" is the photostatic copied letter given and signed by the manager

therein Mr. J.R. Hancock which is self explanatory.

11.

That your Petitioner finds that the decision made by the said

Director is rather harsh and in the circumstances, your Petitioner

instructed his solicitors, Messrs. M. K. Lam and Company of Yip Fung

Building (7th floor) D'Aguilar Street, Victoria afroesaid to write to

the said Director for his reconsideration and the said legal firm did

so and wrote to the said Director of Immigration on 16th April 1977.

12/

That your Petitioner has on or about the 12th May 1977

informed from his said solicitors that the said application was refused

again per letter dated 9th May 1977 (received on 12th May 1977) as the

application do not full within approved policies for entry into Hong Kong.

That as provided in Section 53(1)(2)(b) of the Immigration

Ordinance, 1971 Cap.115 your Petitioner lodges his humble petition to

His Excellency the Governor-in-Council that in the light of the matters

hereinbefore presented, kindly exercise His Excellency the Governor-in-

Council's sole discretion and mercifully granting entry permits to your

Petitioner's brother and family aforesaid on humanitarianism and com-

passionate grounds. Furthermore, your Petitioner may endeavour the best

13.

of his ability to make arrangements to send the parties concerned to enter

the Dominion of Canada and or Macau (a Portguese Province at South China)

for residence should they be permitted to enter this Colony for a sojourn

stay for a period of six months or so.

AND Your Most Humble Petitioner will ever pray etc., etc.

Your Most Humble Petitioner

(CHENG Hing To

CHENG Chung Choy)

also known as

Dated this 21st day of May, 1977.