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Sir,

Draft Speech by the Secretary for Security

at the Second Reading of the

Registration of Persons (Amendment) Bill 1987

in the Legislative Council on 8 April 1987

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that move

the

Registration

(Amendment) Bill 1987 be read a second time.

of Persons

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The main object of this Bill is to introduce

a permanent identity card stating the holder's right

As I have just explained

second reading

in

of the Immigration

of abode in Hong Kong.

moving the

(Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, the permanent identity card

to

is needed to enable a right of abode endorsement

be included in British National (Overseas) passports

and Certificates of Identity.

3

At present,

under the Registration of

Persons Ordinance, a Hong Kong identity card is only

a

proof of identity.

Subject

this Bill, the new

enactment to the

identity card to

of

to be

be issued from

1 July 1987 will in

addition reflect the immigration

status of the holder, that is whether or not he has

the right of abode in Hong Kong. A permanent