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2 Entry refusal cases

We are well aware of the concern felt in Hong Kong about cases in which Hong Kong British passport holders have been refused entry to the UK. There have also been complaints relating to UK Immigration and entry procedures. These were raised with My rt hon and learned Friend the Foreign Secretary during his visit to Hong Kong in May and with my noble Friend, the Lord Glenarthur when he visited Hong Kong at the end of June. We are actively pursuing with the Home Office, the complaints, and suggestions put to my colleagues while they were in Hong Kong. There are of course formal channels of appeal against any decision to refuse entry. Some of the

complainants have lodged appeals. We must now await the outcome.

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