PART III.
ALIENS.
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Section.
23.
Declaration may be required of alien.
24. Registration requirements.
25.
Production of documents on demand.
26. Obligations of keepers of premises offering residential
accommodation.
27.
Obligation on occupier of premises to which section 26
does not apply.
PART IV.
SEAMEN.
28.
Prohibition of entry or discharge without permission and
provision for taking security.
29. Exemption of alien seamen from residential provisions of
Part III unless discharged.
30.
PART V.
REGISTRATION OF IMMIGRANTS OTHER THAN ÅLIENS.
Part V only to be enforced on Governor's proclamation. 31. Return to Commissioner of Police when required.
32.
Power to require attendance.
PART VI.
GENERAL.
33.
General penalty.
34.
Governor in Council empowered to make regulations.
35.
Appeal to Governor in Council.
36.
Repeal of previous legislation.
37.
Commencement.
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A BILL
INTITULED
An Ordinance to control the entry into, exit from and movement
within the Colony of persons not born therein.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof:
PART I.
IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Immigrants Control Short dide. Ordinance, 1949.
2.
(1) In this Ordinance-
(a) alien "
means any person who is unable to produce a certificate, passport or other evidence to the satisfaction of the Immigration Officer, that he is a natural born or naturalised British subject, or a British protected person;
(b)
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crew means and includes every seaman on a vessel and every person employed in the operation of an aircraft or in any service rendered to the crew or passengers in such aircraft while in flight;
Interpreta-
tion.
(c) enter " means any entry into the Colony by other than entry made for the purpose of complying with this Ordinance or an entry expressly or impliedly sanctioned by the Immigration Officer for the purpose of inquiry or detention;
(e) immigration examination signal" means such signal as the Governor in Council by regulation prescribes for ships which arrive in the Colony;
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(A) master means any person, except a pilot, having command of any vessel and the captain of any aircraft;
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(g) passenger means any person carried in a vessel or aircraft, other than the master, captain or crew;
(h) "Registrar of Aliens " means such officer as the Governor may appoint to be Registrar of Aliens;
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(i) seaman means any person carried on the articles of a vessel as a bona fide member of the staff employed in the operation or service of such vessel and shall include the master.
(2) Save where the contrary expressly appears or other provision is made by regulation any permit required by this Ordinance may be given verbally or in writing,
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