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Registration of Persons Regulations
[1989 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
(b) disclose or supply a copy of the particulars furnished under regulation 4(1)(b), (L.N. 178 of 1987)
except and unless with the written permission of the Chief Secretary which may-
(i) refer to a person or class or category of persons by name, office or description; and
(ii) contain such terms and conditions as the Chief Secretary may deem fit to impose.
25. Exemptions
None of the persons mentioned hereunder so long as he retains the status and qualifications hereinafter mentioned shall be required to register or apply for the issue of an identity card or for the renewal of an identity card under the Ordinance and these regulations (L.N. 86 of 1983)
(a) the Governor and members of his family forming part of his household;
(b) persons-
(i) serving in Her Majesty's regular naval, military or air forces, other than those locally domiciled, in possession of the official identity card or document of identity normally issued to them, and their wives, and their sons and daughters under 18 years of age; or
(ii) employed by Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, other than those locally domiciled, their wives and their sons and daughters under 18 years of age; (G.N.A. 55 of 1961; L.N. 158 of 1973)
(c) (Repealed L.N. 218 of 1983)
(d) any persons who-
(i) is a bona fide traveller in transit through Hong Kong;
(ii) satisfies a registration officer, or in respect of whom a registration officer is satisfied, that he does not intend to remain in Hong Kong for more than 180 days or such longer period as a registration officer may approve; or (L.N. 178 of 1987)
(iii) has been granted permission to remain in Hong Kong by the Director of Immigration for a period of not more than 180 days,
and is in possession of a valid travel document bearing the appropriate visa issued by a competent authority or of an official document of identity indicating that he normally lives outside Hong Kong; (L.N. 204 of 1979)
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