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Power of Governor to order removal.
Power to deport.
Exemption of certain British subjects from deportation
and conditions
of stay.
IMMIGRATION BILL
(2) A person who is refused permission to land in Hong Kong may not be removed from Hong Kong under subsection (1)(a) after the expiry of two months beginning with the date on which he was refused such permission.
17. (1) The Governor may make a removal order against a person, requiring him to leave Hong Kong, if it appears to the Governor that such person is-
(a) an immigrant who might have been removed from Hong Kong under section 16(1) if the time limited by section 16(2) had not passed;
(b) an immigrant who has committed or is committing an offence under section 33(1) or section 37, whether or not he has been convicted of that offence; or
(c) an undesirable immigrant who has been ordinarily
resident in Hong Kong for less than three years.
(2) A removal order made against a person shall invalidate any permission or authority to land or remain in Hong Kong given to that person before the order is made or while it is in force.
18. (1) Subject to section 19, the Governor in Council may make a deportation order against an immigrant, requiring him to leave Hong Kong and prohibiting him from being in Hong Kong at any time thereafter or during such period as may be specified in the order, if-
(a) the immigrant has been found guilty in Hong Kong of
any offence punishable with imprisonment; or
(b) the Governor in Council deems it to be conducive to
the public good.
(2) A deportation order made against a person shall invali- date any permission or authority to land or remain in Hong Kong given to that person before the order is made or while it is in force.
(3) The question whether an offence is one for which a person is punishable with imprisonment shall be determined without regard to any Ordinance restricting the imprisonment of young offenders.
19. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, an immigrant who-
(a) is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies; and (b) has been ordinarily resident in Hong Kong for a con-
tinuous period of not less than ten years,
shall not be liable to deportation under section 18; nor shall any condition of stay, whenever imposed, have effect in his case.
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