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"employer" means any person who has entered into a con- tract of employment to employ any other person as an employee or apprentice, and the duly authorized agent, manager or factor of such first mentioned person; "identity card" includes a document issued. by the Commis- sioner of Registration acknowledging that the holder has applied-
(a) to be registered under the Registration of Persons
Ordinance; or
(b) for a new identity card under regulation 13 or 14
of the Registration of Persons Regulations; "official passport" means a passport issued by a foreign Government to an employee of that Government for the purpose of carrying out official duties; "police warrant card" means a warrant card issued under
the Police Force Ordinance;
"record of employees" means a record required to be kept
under section 17K.
(2) Without prejudice to any provision of this Ordin- ance relating to conditions of stay which may be imposed on any person, a person is lawfully employable for the purposes of this Part only if—
(a) he is the holder of an identity card;
(b) he is the holder of an official passport; or
(c) he is not required to be registered under the Regis- tration of Persons Ordinance and is the holder of-
(i) a valid travel document;
(ii) a police warrant card;
(iii) a Vietnamese refugee card;
(iv) a certificate of exemption; or
(v) any other document of a type approved by the Governor by order published in the Gazette.
17H. (1) An employee may be required by his em- ployer to produce for inspection within the time limited by subsection (3)—
(a) the employee's identity card;
(b) the employee's official passport; or
(c) where the employee is not the holder of an identity card and is not required to be registered under the Registration of Persons Ordinance—
(i) a valid travel document;
(ii) a police warrant card;
(iii) a Vietnamese refugee card or a document issued by the Director acknowledging that the em- ployee is the holder of a Vietnamese refugee card which is reported lost or destroyed;
(iv) a certificate of exemption; or (v) any other approved document,
held by the employee.