Immigration
[1989 Ed.
PART IA
RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG
2A. Hong Kong permanent residents enjoy
right of abode in Hong Kong
(1) A Hong Kong permanent resident enjoys the right of abode in Hong Kong, that is to say he has the right-
(a) to land in Hong Kong;
(b) not to have imposed upon him any condition of stay in Hong Kong, and any condition of stay that is imposed shall have no effect;
(c) not to have a deportation order made against him; and (d) not to have a removal order made against him.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(c), no person against whom a deportation order was made prior to 1 July 1987 enjoys the right of abode in Hong Kong unless the deportation order has expired or been revoked.
(Part IA added 31 of 1987 s. 3)
PART II
IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE
3. Arriving ships and aircraft
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (6), the captain of a ship shall, on the arrival of the ship in Hong Kong
(a) anchor or moor the ship at an approved immigration anchorage and keep the ship in such anchorage as long as may be necessary for the purposes of this Ordinance; and
(b) hoist the prescribed immigration examination signal and keep the same hoisted until an immigration officer or a chief immigration assistant permits him to lower it. (Amended 65 of 1989 s. 3)
(2) An immigration officer or a chief immigration assistant may, on the arrival of a ship in Hong Kong, require the captain- (Amended 65 of 1989 s. 3)
(a) to anchor or moor the ship at such place as he may specify, being a place at which the captain considers that the ship may safely be moored or anchored;
(b) to keep the ship in such place so long as may be necessary for the purposes of this Ordinance,