1989 Ed.]
Registration of Persons Regulations
[CAP. 177
A 9
[Subsidiary]
(1A) The registration officer shall not cause an identity card to be prepared in the case of an applicant who—
(a) has landed in Hong Kong unlawfully within the meaning of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115), unless the applicant is in possession of a document issued under that Ordinance authorizing him to remain in Hong Kong; or
(b) is in Hong Kong in breach of a limit of stay imposed upon the applicant under that Ordinance. (L.N. 298 of 1981)
(1B) An identity card prepared under subregulation (1)–
(a) shall be collected by the applicant within 120 days after the date of the application or such other period as the registration officer may specify by notice in writing served upon the applicant; or
(b) may, in the discretion of the registration officer, after the expiry of the period provided for its collection under paragraph (a), be sent by post to the applicant.
(1C) At the time of collection of an identity card prepared under subregulation (1) the applicant shall surrender his perforated identity card (if any) to the registration officer and if he fails to do so the registration officer may refuse to deliver the identity card prepared under subregulation (1).
(2) Without prejudice to subregulation (1B)(b), if any identity card is not collected by the person to whom it refers from the office of the Commissioner or from such other place as the registration officer may specify by notice in writing served upon such person, within 30 days after the expiration of the period of 120 days referred to in subregulation (1B)(a) or such other period as the registration officer may have specified by notice in writing served upon such person, such identity card may be destroyed and such person shall be deemed not to have applied for registration under regulation 3 or for the issue of an identity card under any of these regulations. (G.N.A. 55 of 1961; L.N. 187 of 1974; L.N. 204 of 1979; L.N. 86 of 1983)
(3) (Repealed L.N. 178 of 1987)
(4) Notwithstanding that an applicant has committed an offence under these regulations or under an order by the Secretary for Security under the Ordinance by failing to apply for an identity card within the time prescribed, without prejudice to any prosecution for such an offence, the registration officer may, if he thinks fit, prepare an identity card for collection by such applicant. (L.N. 86 of 1983)
6. Renewal of young person's identity card
(L.N. 178 of 1987)
(1) Every person who is under 11 years of age and is the holder of a permanent identity card shall-
(a) within 30 days of his 11th birthday; or