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Alan Carter (civil servant)

Alan John Carter CBE ISO JP (Chinese: 賈達德; 5 August 1929 – 1 April 2016) was a British and Hong Kong immigration official. He was the Director of Immigration of Hong Kong from 1983 to 1989, being the last expatriate to hold the office. He died in April 2016 at the age of 86.[1]

Alan Carter

賈達德
Born5 August 1929
Medway, Kent, United Kingdom
Died1 April 2016(2016-04-01) (aged 86)
Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
OccupationImmigration official

Career edit

Early career edit

Carter joined the Civil Service in 1949 as an executive officer in the Ministry of Works. He was appointed, on in-service transfer, as an Immigration Officer of the Immigration Branch of the Home Office in 1955 and was promoted Chief Immigration Officer in 1963.

Career progression edit

In 1966, he was posted to Hong Kong, then a British crown colony, as a Principal Immigration Inspector and was subsequently promoted to the ranks of Assistant Director and Deputy Director of the Immigration Department in 1971 and 1978 respectively. Before becoming Director in 1983, he had been responsible for tackling the influx of illegal immigrants from the mainland China as well as the influx of Vietnamese boatpeople. He assisted in implementing the "immediate repatriation upon arrest" policy in 1980.

When Carter was Director of Immigration, the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 confirmed the transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997. Against this background, he took part in a number of expert meetings under the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group, in the capacity of expert delegate on behalf of the United Kingdom, to negotiate with the Chinese on a number of immigration-related issues, such as the nationality and passport of the Hong Kong people after 1997. These meetings, in which Regina Ip was one of his assistants, resulted in the introduction of the second-generation computerised Hong Kong identity card as well as the British National (Overseas) passport in 1987.

In the early 1987, one of the accommodated Vietnamese refugee boats in Hong Kong received the supply of Immigration Department to voluntarily depart to continue sailing. It arrived in Kinmen to apply for asylum, but was rejected and slaughtered by the Republic of China Army on March 7, then the boat was burnt to destroy the evidence, The documents signed by Director Carter for the Vietnamese captain on December 12 1986, and for the passenger refugees on January 12 1987 were also hidden, along with other English and French evidence from Singapore and Vietnam, during the later court martial process after being exposed by media. The ROC Ministry of National Defense repeatedly denied on the journalists' reportages and the parliament questioning in June, until being uncovered by the publication of General Hau Pei-tsun's diary in 2000 and by the follow-up Control Yuan report in 2022, known as the Lieyu Massacre[2][3][4]

Recognition edit

In recognition of his public service, Carter was awarded the Imperial Service Order (ISO) in 1980,[5] the Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal in 1987 and the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1988.[6][7] He was appointed an official Justice of the Peace from 1971 to 1989.[8]

As Hong Kong and China started to develop closer ties in the 1980s, Carter opened a number of new immigration checkpoints and facilities, including the Sha Tau Kok and Lok Ma Chau Control Points, the new Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan and the China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, etc. He was also noted for assisting in executing the "screening policy" in 1988 in order to prepare for systematic repatriation of the Vietnamese boatpeople.

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ Hau, Pei-tsun (1 January 2000). 八年參謀總長日記 [8-year Diary of the Chief of the General Staff (1981–1989)] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taipei: Commonwealth Publishing. ISBN 9576216389.
  3. ^ Guan, Ren-jian (1 September 2011). 你不知道的台灣 國軍故事 [The Taiwan you don't know: Stories of ROC Arm Forces] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taipei: Puomo Digital Publishing. ISBN 9789576636493. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ Gao, Yong-cheng (13 July 2022). "111司調0025 調查報告" [2022 Justice Investigation Report No. 0025] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taipei: Control Yuan. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Supplement to Issue 48212", London Gazette, 13 June 1980, p.21.
  6. ^ 〈入境事務處及海關人員六十位榮獲港督頒獎章〉(1987年9月2日)
  7. ^ "Supplement to Issue 51365", London Gazette, 10 June 1988, p.17.
  8. ^ Who's Who in Asian and Australasian Politics (1991), p.40.

References edit

  • 〈入境事務處及海關人員六十位榮獲港督頒獎章〉,《華僑日報》第六張第一頁,1987年9月2日。
  • Who's Who in Asian and Australasian Politics. London: Bowker-Saur, 1991. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3
  • 40th Anniversary: 1961-2001. Hong Kong: HKSAR Immigration Department, 2001.

External links edit

  • Hong Kong Immigration Department
  • Interview of Alan Carter in 1989
Government offices
Preceded by Director of Immigration
1983–1989
Succeeded by
Laurence Leung

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ISO JP賈達德Born5 August 1929Medway Kent United KingdomDied1 April 2016 2016 04 01 aged 86 Bournemouth Dorset United KingdomOccupationImmigration official Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Career progression 2 Recognition 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksCareer editEarly career edit Carter joined the Civil Service in 1949 as an executive officer in the Ministry of Works He was appointed on in service transfer as an Immigration Officer of the Immigration Branch of the Home Office in 1955 and was promoted Chief Immigration Officer in 1963 Career progression edit In 1966 he was posted to Hong Kong then a British crown colony as a Principal Immigration Inspector and was subsequently promoted to the ranks of Assistant Director and Deputy Director of the Immigration Department in 1971 and 1978 respectively Before becoming Director in 1983 he had been responsible for tackling the influx of illegal immigrants from the mainland China as well as the influx of Vietnamese boatpeople He assisted in implementing the immediate repatriation upon arrest policy in 1980 When Carter was Director of Immigration the Sino British Joint Declaration of 1984 confirmed the transfer of Hong Kong to the People s Republic of China in 1997 Against this background he took part in a number of expert meetings under the Sino British Joint Liaison Group in the capacity of expert delegate on behalf of the United Kingdom to negotiate with the Chinese on a number of immigration related issues such as the nationality and passport of the Hong Kong people after 1997 These meetings in which Regina Ip was one of his assistants resulted in the introduction of the second generation computerised Hong Kong identity card as well as the British National Overseas passport in 1987 In the early 1987 one of the accommodated Vietnamese refugee boats in Hong Kong received the supply of Immigration Department to voluntarily depart to continue sailing It arrived in Kinmen to apply for asylum but was rejected and slaughtered by the Republic of China Army on March 7 then the boat was burnt to destroy the evidence The documents signed by Director Carter for the Vietnamese captain on December 12 1986 and for the passenger refugees on January 12 1987 were also hidden along with other English and French evidence from Singapore and Vietnam during the later court martial process after being exposed by media The ROC Ministry of National Defense repeatedly denied on the journalists reportages and the parliament questioning in June until being uncovered by the publication of General Hau Pei tsun s diary in 2000 and by the follow up Control Yuan report in 2022 known as the Lieyu Massacre 2 3 4 Recognition editIn recognition of his public service Carter was awarded the Imperial Service Order ISO in 1980 5 the Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal in 1987 and the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1988 6 7 He was appointed an official Justice of the Peace from 1971 to 1989 8 As Hong Kong and China started to develop closer ties in the 1980s Carter opened a number of new immigration checkpoints and facilities including the Sha Tau Kok and Lok Ma Chau Control Points the new Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan and the China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui etc He was also noted for assisting in executing the screening policy in 1988 in order to prepare for systematic repatriation of the Vietnamese boatpeople Footnotes edit CARTER Archived from the original on 22 April 2016 Retrieved 6 January 2017 Hau Pei tsun 1 January 2000 八年參謀總長日記 8 year Diary of the Chief of the General Staff 1981 1989 in Chinese Taiwan Taipei Commonwealth Publishing ISBN 9576216389 Guan Ren jian 1 September 2011 你不知道的台灣 國軍故事 The Taiwan you don t know Stories of ROC Arm Forces in Chinese Taiwan Taipei Puomo Digital Publishing ISBN 9789576636493 Retrieved 20 October 2022 Gao Yong cheng 13 July 2022 111司調0025 調查報告 2022 Justice Investigation Report No 0025 in Chinese Taiwan Taipei Control Yuan Retrieved 7 August 2022 Supplement to Issue 48212 London Gazette 13 June 1980 p 21 入境事務處及海關人員六十位榮獲港督頒獎章 1987年9月2日 Supplement to Issue 51365 London Gazette 10 June 1988 p 17 Who s Who in Asian and Australasian Politics 1991 p 40 References edit 入境事務處及海關人員六十位榮獲港督頒獎章 華僑日報 第六張第一頁 1987年9月2日 Who s Who in Asian and Australasian Politics London Bowker Saur 1991 ISBN 978 0 86291 593 3 40th Anniversary 1961 2001 Hong Kong HKSAR Immigration Department 2001 External links editHong Kong Immigration Department Interview of Alan Carter in 1989Government officesPreceded byRonald Bridge Director of Immigration1983 1989 Succeeded byLaurence Leung Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan Carter civil servant amp oldid 1189210880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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