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MP'S LETTER: HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROLS

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Problem

1. Mr Jimmy Boyle, a constituent of the Rt Hon

Malcolm Rifkind MP, complains of the treatment he received

from Hong Kong Immigration Officers during a visit there in February this year.

Recommendation

2.

I recommend that Lord Caithness reply to Mr Rifkind on the lines of the attached draft, explaining that we see no

grounds for reproach.

Background and Argument

3. Mr Boyle and his family arrived in Hong Kong on

12 February. Because of his previous criminal background he was initially refused entry to the territory. After representations by a member of Consular Department the Director of Immigration in Hong Kong used his personal discretion to allow entry.

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