Page 3 para 2: Entry clearances vs citizenship
I freely recognise that the remedy which the Bill offers represents a departure from the normal principles of our Nationality Law. The Government could have opted for promises
of entry clearance to key personnel rather than grants of
citizenship. There are obvious advantages in such an approach. But we decided to go for the more difficult option of citizenship because it was clear that only citizenship would command the necessary confidence in Hong Kong in order to
achieve the desired result of persuading people to stay. We had
to reckon with the Kaufman factor the wrecking tactics and irresponsible attitude of the Rt Hon Member for Gorton, with his
The Kaufman factor would have resulted
threats etc etc
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in entry clearance assurances having precisely the opposite to
the intended effect
(continue as drafted).
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