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(b) by inserting after subsection (3) the

following

(Cap. 227.)

"(4)

Any regulation made under

this Ordinance may provide that,

notwithstanding section 26 of the

Magistrates Ordinance, criminal

proceedings in respect of any such

offence under the regulations as may

be specified therein may be instituted

within such period, not exceeding 3

years, of the commission of the offence

as may be so specified.".

Explanatory Memorandum

The purpose of this Bill is to make certain

amendments to the Registration of Persons Ordinance.

A new section 1A is added to the Ordinance

to provide for definitions of "family", "head of a

family" and "identity card" (clause 2).

Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is

amended to make it clear that the obligation to register

under the Ordinance applies to those born in Hong Kong

as well as to those entering Hong Kong. In addition,

the obligation of a head of a family to register the

members of his family is set out in the new subsection

(1A) (clause 3(b))..

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