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PART III.

ALIENS.

Section.

23.

Declaration may be required of alien.

24.

Registration requirements.

26.

Production of documents on demand.

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No. 4 OF 1949.

26. Obligations of keepers of premises offering residential

accommodation.

27. Obligation on occupier of premises to which section 26

does not apply,

25.

29.

PART IV.

SEAMEN.

Probibition of entry or discharge without permission and

provision for taking security.

Exemption of alien seamen from residential provisions of

Part III unless discharged.

PART V.

REGISTRATION OF IMMIGRANTS OTHER THAN ÁLIENS.

Part V only to be enforced on Governor's proclamation.

30.

31.

32.

Return to Commissioner of Police when required. Power to require attendance.

PART VI

GENERAL

I assent.

Governor's Deputy,

21st January, 1949.

An Ordinance to control the entry into, exit from and movement

within the Colony of persons not born therein.

[22nd January, 1949.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice und consent of the Tegislative Council thereof:

PART 1.

33.

General penalty.

34. Governor in Council empowered to make regulations.

35. Appeal to Governor in Council.

36. Repeal of previous legislation.

37.

Commencement.

IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE,

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Immigrants Coutrol Short ütle, Ordinance, 1949.

2.

(1) In this Ordinance-

(a) ** alien "'

means any person who is unable to produce a certificate, passport or other avidance to the satisfaction of the Immigration Officer, that he is a natural born or naturalised British subject, or a British protected person;

(4)

FX

crew means and includes every senwau 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 fight;

(*) enter "

means any entry into the Colony by sea, land or air 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;

Interpreta-

tion.