CO129-604-6 Immigration- control over entry from China 1-1-1947 - 4-1-1950 — Page 214

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1, JANUARY 22, 1949.

HONG KONG

No. 4 of 1949.

L.S.

I assent.

29

D. M. MACDOUGALL, 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 and consent of the Legislative Council thereof:

PART I.

IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Immigrants Control Short title. Ordinance, 1949.

2.

(1) In this Ordinance-

"alien (a)

""

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) 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;

(ė) "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.