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Ord. No. 55/71.

IMMIGRATION

Section.

Page.

56.

Miscellaneous powers of immigration officers

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57.

Exercise by police officers of certain powers of immigration officer

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58.

Powers of Her Majesty's naval officers ...

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59.

Power to make regulations

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60.

Designation of approved immigration anchorage and approved landing

places

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61.

Travel document to bear visa ...

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62.

Presumptions

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63.

Evidence of certain acts under Ordinance

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64.

Burden of proving certain matters

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65.

Recovery of moneys due under recognizance

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66.

Repeals and amendments

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67.

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Transitional provisions

First Schedule. Repeals and amendments

Second Schedule. Transitional provisions

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IMMIGRATION

HONG KONG

L.S.

Ord. No. 55/71.

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No. 55 of 1971.

I assent.

D. C. C. TRENCH,

Governor.

14th October, 1971.

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to

immigration and deportation.

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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1.

PART I.

PRELIMINARY.

This Ordinance may be cited as the Immigration Ordin- ance 1971, and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

“alien” means a person who is not a British subject, a British

protected person or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland;

“approved immigration anchorage” means a place designated as an approved immigration anchorage by order under section 60;

"approved landing place" means a place designated as an approved

landing place by order under section 60;

"British protected person" has the same meaning as it has in the

British Nationality Act 1948;

"British subject by naturalization in Hong Kong" means—

(a) in relation to a person naturalized after the commence- ment of the British Nationality Act 1948, a British subject to whom a certificate of naturalization has been granted by the Governor; and

Short title and commencement.

Interpretation.

(1948, c. 56.)