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IMMIGRATION BILL

"re-entry permit" means a re-entry permit issued under this

Ordinance;

"removal order" means an order under section 17(1);

"serviceman" means a person, not being locally engaged, who is a serving member of Her Majesty's regular naval, military or air force service;

"specified country" means a country or territory-

(a) of which a person who is to be removed from Hong

Kong is a national or a citizen;

(b) in which that person has obtained a travel document; (c) in which that person embarked for Hong Kong; or (d) to which an immigration officer has reason to believe

that that person will be admitted;

"travel document" means a valid passport furnished with a photo- graph of the holder, or some other document establishing to the satisfaction of an immigration officer the identity and nationality of the holder.

(2) References in this Ordinance to landing in Hong Kong unlawfully are references to landing in or entering Hong Kong in contravention of this Ordinance, the repealed Immigration (Control and Offences) Ordinance or the repealed Immigrants Control Ordinance.

(3) References in this Ordinance to an offence under this Ordinance include references to an offence under section 90(1) of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance where the arrestable offence which a person has committed is an offence under this Ordinance.

(Cap. 221.)

PART II.

CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION.

3. (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, an immigration officer may-

(a) subject to subsection (2), examine any person on his

arrival in or prior to his departure from Hong Kong;

(b) examine a person at any time if he has reason to believe that such person is committing or has committed an offence under section 33(1)(b) or section 37,

Examination of persons.

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