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"entry permit" means an entry permit issued under this Ordinance;

"examination" includes a further examination under section 3(1),

and "examine" shall be construed accordingly;

(Cap. 177.)

"identity card" means a card of identity issued under the Regis-

tration of Persons Ordinance;

"'immigrant" means any person other than

(a)

a British subject who was born in Hong Kong,

(b) a British subject by naturalization in Hong Kong;

(c)

a British subject registered in Hong Kong under section 6(2) or section 7 of the British Nationality Act 1948

who is the wife or child of a British subject who was

born in Hong Kong or of a British subject by natura- lization in Hong Kong;

"immigration officer" means any member of the Immigration Service

of or above the rank of assistant immigration officer;

"land" means enter by land or disembark from a ship or aircraft, and also means, in the case of a person who arrives in Hong

Kong otherwise than by land or in a ship or aircraft, land in Hong Kong;

"limit of stay" means a condition of stay limiting the period

during which an immigrant may remain in Hong Kong;

"owner", in relation to a ship or aircraft, includes any charterer

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