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(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 Registration of
Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177) and is the holder of—
(i) a valid travel document which is not endorsed with a condition of stay prohibiting him from taking employment; (Amended 30 of 1989 s. 2)
(ii) (Repealed 31 of 1984 s. 4)
(iii) a Vietnamese refugee card which does not prohibit him from
taking employment; (Amended 35 of 1981 s. 6)
(iv) a certificate of exemption; or
(v) any other document of a type approved by the Governor by
order published in the Gazette.
(Amended 31 of 1984 s. 4)
17H. Transitional powers of employers
(1) An employee may be required by his employer 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 (Cap. 177)—
(i) a valid travel document;
(ii) (Repealed 31 of 1984 s. 5)
(iii) a Vietnamese refugee card or a document issued by the Director acknowledging that the employee 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.
(2) A requirement may be made under subsection (1)—
(a) at any time prior to the appointed day in the case of an employee
who—
(i) is in Hong Kong; and
(ii) is not absent from work; or
(b) upon the first return to work of an employee who between the
day on which an order under section 17F(1)(a) was last made and the appointed day—
(i) was outside Hong Kong; or
(ii) was absent from work.