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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 29, 1940.
Application to immigra tion by air.
Passport Office to be
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(2) The Immigration Officer may take such security as he deems fit, whether by way of deposit or otherwise from the master, owner, charterer, agent or consignee of the vessel from which he has reasonable cause to suspect that any seaman is about to land contrary to, or to secure the fulfilment of any condition imposed by, sub-section (1), and may refuse to release the vessel from examination until such security is furnished.
(3) When any seaman is about to be, or is discharged or paid off in the Colony the master shall as soon as practicable notify the Immigration Officer.
(4) Any seaman so discharged or paid off may be required to attend before the Immigration Officer for inquiry, and for this purpose the Immigration Officer may by general notice or otherwise designate the class or classes of seamen or any particular seaman required to attend for such inquiry.
(5) The master of any vessel may detain any of his seamen, to whom a notice under sub-section (4) applies, until an opportunity occurs of bringing him before the Immigration Officer for such inquiry: Provided that such seaman shall be brought before the Immigration Officer as soon as conveniently may be after his discharge or paying off.
(6) If any seaman is left behind in the Colony he may be kept and maintained in a depôt or other suitable place pending an opportunity of returning him to his port of engagement or discharge or to the country of which he is a national, and all or any of the following persons that is to say the master, owner, agent, charterer and consignee of the vessel leaving him behind shall be liable to pay to the Immigration Officer all costs and charges incurred in respect of his maintenance and removal.
17. The provisions of this Ordinance relating to vessels and the masters, seamen, stowaways, and passengers therein, shall apply equally, as far as practicable, to aircraft and the pilots, crew, stowaways and passengers therein.
18. In addition to the issuing of the documents referred administered to in section 12 the Immigration Officer shall be charged with the duty of the administration of the Passport Office in the Colony and shall be authorized to collect in relation thereto the fees mentioned in the Schedule.
Immigration Officer.
Schedule.
Appeal to Governor iu Council. ef. Ordin ance No. 18 of 1935. ss. 161-3.
19.--(1) Whenever any person is dissatisfied with the exercise of the discretion of any person to whom discretionary power is given under this Ordinance in respect of any act, matter, or thing, which is by this Ordinance made subject to the exercise of the discretion of such authority, or with any action or decision of any such person either as to the carrying cut of or the meaning of any of the provisions of this Ordin- ance, or whenever any of the provisions of this Ordinance are, owing to special conditions, undesirable, the person so dissatisfied may, unless proceedings have already been taken before a magistrate in relation thereto, appeal to the Governor in Council, who, if in his opinion the exercise of such discretion or such action or decision requires modifica- tion, revocation, or setting aside, or such special conditions exist as render any such provision undesirable, may make such order in respect thereof as may be just.