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2.
6.
The principal object of this Bill, accordingly, is
to make it clear that relevant sanctions in the principal
Ordinance do apply in relation to unlawful landing regardless
of whether the additional ingredients of a criminal offence
can be established.
3.
In addition the opportunity has been taken of
making 3 additional amendments. Clause 2(a) authorizes an
immigration officer or immigration assistant to examine a
person at any time if he has reasonable cause for believing
that such person has landed unlawfully.
4.
5.
(a)
(b)
Clause 5 amends section 18 of the principal Ordinance
to make it clear that a person refused permission
to land in any circumstances may be removed by
an immigration officer under section 18; and
to provide that such removal may only be effected
within 2 months of the date the person refused
permission actually landed in Hong Kong (instead
of 2 months of the possibly later date on which
he was refused permission to land).
Clause 7 introduces a new section to penalise the
assisting of unauthorized entrants to remain in Hong Kong on
a similar basis to that by which existing section 37D of the
principal Ordinance penalises the assisting of the passage of
unauthorized entrants to and within Hong Kong.
6.
The Bill has no financial or staffing implications.
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