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Photo- graphing and finger- printing of applicants in person.

Monthly

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTË.

12. On such dates and in such places as a Registration Officer may direct, any applicant in respect of whom Form 2(a) has been completed shall—

(a) attend, with or without applicants being members of his family of the age of 12 years and upwards as he may be directed by a Registration Officer, to be photographed. After being so photographed such applicants shall be issued by a Registration Officer with a receipt in Form 2(b) of the Schedule;

(b) attend, with or without such applicants as he may be directed by a Registration Officer for the recording of finger- prints. After fingerprints have been recorded a Registration Officer shall issue to such applicants, Identity Cards in Form 3(a) of the Schedule and such applicants shall on receiving their Identity Cards record on Form 2(b) their fingerprints and return Form 2(b) to such Registration Officer. Form 3(b) of the Schedule shall be retained by the Registration Officer.

13. Any employer who has completed Form 1(a) in respect return of any person shall on the last day of each calendar month, reporting changes by forward to such Registration Officer as the Registration

employers. Commissioner may direct, a return showing---

Report of changes to Reg- istration

Officer by

applicant

in person.

(a) the names and Identity Card numbers of persons already registered who have died or left the employment of such employer during that month;

(b) the names and Identity Card numbers of persons already registered who have reported a change of address during that month or who have reported any changes in the numbers of members of their families or the attainment by any such member of the age of 12 years;

(c) the names and Identity Card numbers of persons who have been taken into employment during that month.

14.

Any applicant who has been issued with an Identity Card after making an application in person shall report forthwith to a Registration Officer-

(a) any change of address or change in the numbers of members of his family or the attainment by any such member of the age of 12 years;

(b) any change in occupation.

15.

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1, AUGUST 19, 1949.

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Upon the death of a person to whom an Identity Card Death of has been issued, the person in possession of his Identity Card holder of

Identity shall deliver it to a Registration Officer or to any police station Card. within 7 days after the date of the death.

16.

Any person who finds a lost Identity Card shall forthwith Finding of deliver it to a Registration Officer or to any police station.

17.

Identity Cards.

of

When an Identity Card is lost, destroyed or defaced, the Issue of person to whom the card relates shall forthwith notify a Regis- duplicate tration Officer. A duplicate Identity Card may be issued on Identity payment of a fee of two dollars in place of one lost destroyed or

so defaced as to be useless for the purposes of identification.

Card.

18. (1) Any employer who wilfully refuses to render to a Offences. Registration Officer a return as provided in Rule 13 hereof; or

(2) Any person who fails to report to his employer or a Registration Officer, as the case may be, any change of address or occupation or change in members of his family as set out in Rules 13 and 14 hereof; or

(3) Any person who, being in possession of an Identity Card of a deceased person, fails within 7 days to deliver it to a Registration Officer or any police station; or

(4) Any person who, having found a lost Identity Card fails to deliver it forthwith to a Registration Officer or to any police station; or

(5) Any person who aids and abets or who commands, procures and counsels any person to commit any offence made punishable by this rule;

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.