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Section.

PART III.

ALIENS.

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23. 24. Registration requirements.

Declaration may be required of alien.

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.

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.

SEAMEN.

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29.

30.

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Prohibition 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 ALIENS.

Part V only to be enforced on Governor's proclamation. Return to Commissioner of Police when required.

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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IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Immigrants Control Short title. 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;

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crew (b)

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;

(c) "enter

means any entry into the Colony by sea, land or air and insludes landing from a vessel or aireraft;

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(d) immigrant means any person other than a person born in the Colony and in possession of documentary proof of such birth;

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(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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(f) 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;

(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.

Interpreta-

tion.

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