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Conditional landing or entry.

(Cap. 287),

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recognizance or in the case of the person detained being a person recently arrived in the Colony for the return of such person to the place whence he came. The liberty granted after recognizance shall be subject to such conditions of residence and report as the Immigration Officer thinks fit.

16. (1) The Immigration Officer-

(a) may by order, notice or otherwise impose such conditions

either general or special-

(1) where in exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (3) of section 9 and subsections (1) and (2) of section 11, he permits, in lieu of detention, an immigrant to remain in the Colony for a limited period; and

(ii) in or upon the occasion of or subsequent to any permit granted to an immigrant to enter, whether for the purpose of residence, sojourn or transient visit or for transhipment at a port in the Colony,

and the Immigration Officer may at any time vary or add to these conditions as he may think fit; and

(b) he may, in addition or in the alternative, require such

immigrant-

(i) to enter into a recognizance with or without sure- ties, for a reasonable amount recoverable summarily as a civil debt under the Magistrates Ordinance; ar

(ii) to furnish security in cash or otherwise, or part of one and part of the other, of such amount as he may deem sufficient forfeitable to the Crown without any legal formality,

for the due observance of the conditions so impased or for the due appearance of such immigrant before the Immigration Officer at such time and place and for such purposes as he may require.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be taken to derogate from the law for the time being in force in relation to deportation and expulsion of persons from the Colony.

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master of

18. A master of a vessel may use all reasonable mcans, Power of including force and restraint, to secure the continued presence on vessel to board of any person who has not been permitted to enter and detain while such person is so detained he shall be deemed to be in legal by force. custody.

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17. Any person on board a vessel or aircraft who falsely Fales represents himself to an immigration control officer to be a member of the crew and any member of such crew who aids and abets or an offence. otherwise connives at such false representation shall be guilty of an offence and may be arrested without a warrant,

PART II.

Travel documents.

without

18. No person may enter the Colony without a valid travel Prohibition document which establishes the identity and nationality of the of entry holder and authorizes him to travel to and to enter the Colony, valid issued and indorsed, in the case of a British subject and British documents. protected person by a competent British official, and in other cases by an official having authority to issue and indorse such document in respect of the person in question:

Provided that the Immigration Officer may waive the require- ments of this section in respect of a child under the age of sixteen years or a person or class of persons.

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18. The possession of a valid travel document shall not be Possession deemed to imply that the holder will be permitted to enter as of of valid right, nor, if he is permitted to enter, that he will be permitted to document remain; nor shall it serve as an excuse for disobedience of any right to order of removal, deportation, expulsion or banishment made enter. under any enactment for the time being in force.

20. No travel document shall be deemed to be valid unless Validity, it bears where necessary

of travel documents.

(4) an indication, either specific or in general terms, not otherwise invalidated by any other indorsement, that it is valid for Hong Kong; and

(b) an indication that it is still valid according to the laws of the country or state by which it was issued; and