IMMIGRATION BILL
A BILL
To
Consolidate and amend the law relating to immigration and
deportation.
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
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PART I
PRELIMINARY.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Immigration Ordin- ance 1971, and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"alien" means a person who is not a British subject, a British
protected person or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; "approved landing place" means a place designated by order under
section 56;
"British protected person" has the same meaning as it has in the
British Nationality Act 1948;
"British subject by naturalization in Hong Kong” means-
(a) in relation to a person naturalized after the commence- ment of the British Nationality Act 1948, a British subject to whom a certificate of naturalization has been granted by the Governor; and
(b) in relation to a person naturalized before the commence-
ment of that Act-
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(i) a British subject to whom a certificate of naturali- zation was granted by the Government under section 8 of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914; and
(ii) a British subject who became such by reason of the fact that his name was included under section 5 of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 in a certificate of "naturalization granted by the Govern- ment;
"captain" means master (of a ship) and commander (of an
aircraft);
Short title and commencement.
Interpretation.
(1948, c. 56.)
(1914, c. 17.)