Legal Opinion
KWAN
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1973No. 2247PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2247 MATTER OF KWAN In Section 203(a)(7) Proceedings A-14649007 Decided by Regional Commissioner December 10, 1973 Under the Hong Kong Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115), effective April 1, 1972, a Chinese alien who has had 7 years' continuous "ordinary residence" in Hong Kong prior to that date is a "chinese resident" of Hong Kong. Since such an alien is considered to have permanent resident status in Hong Kong and to be firmly resettled therein, applicant, who resided in Hong Kong between 1954 and 1967, has been firmly resettled in another country and, therefore, is…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rosenberg v. Yee Chien WooSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Yee Chien Woo v. George K. Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971