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Ord. No. 32/87 REGISTRATION OF PERSONS (AMENDMENT)
(c) in paragraph (h), by inserting after "cards," the following-
"including the issue of permanent identity cards to persons with the right of abode in Hong Kong wherever resident,”; and
(d) in paragraph (kk), by inserting after "valid" the following-
", be declared invalid or cancelled by a registration officer".
10. Section 7B of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by Replacement of the following- section 7B.
Repeal and
Repeal and
"Requirement to apply for new identity cards.
7B. (1) All persons who are holders of valid identity cards issued before 1 July 1987, or issued after that date as a result of an application made before that date, shall apply in accordance with regulations made under section 7 for identity cards at such places, in such sequence and within such periods as the Secretary for Security may direct by order published in the Gazette.
(2) An order under subsection (1) may direct that applications for identity cards be made by any description or category of persons, whether by reference to their date of birth, sex, place or area of usual residence, identity card numbers, or by reference to any other matter.
(3) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with subsection (1) in accordance with an order made thereunder, commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $3,000.
(4) A person who is absent from Hong Kong at the time when he is required by an order made under subsection (1) to apply for an identity card, shall not be regarded as failing to comply with subsection (1) provided he applies for an identity card within 30 days of his return to Hong Kong.".
11. Section 7C of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by Replacement of the following- section 7C.
"Power to declare old identity cards invalid.
Replacement of identity card
issued after
1 July 1987
by a permanent identity card.
7C. (1) The Secretary for Security may by order pub- lished in the Gazette declare all identity cards issued before 1 July 1987, or issued after that date as a result of an applica- tion made before that date, or such of those identity cards as he may specify by reference to their numbers or description or category of their holders, to be invalid.
(2) An order under subsection (1) may specify a descrip- tion or category of holders by reference to their date of birth, sex, place or area of usual residence, identity card numbers, or by reference to any other matter.
7D. Any person—–
(a) who is the holder of a valid identity card (other than a permanent identity card) issued after 1 July 1987; and
(b) who at any time after the issue of such card becomes a Hong Kong permanent resident enjoying the right of abode in Hong Kong,
REGISTRATION OF PERSONS (AMENDMENT) Ord. No. 32/87
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may apply in accordance with regulations made under section 7 for a permanent identity card to be issued to him in place of his identity card.".
Repeal of section 8.
12. Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is repealed.
Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 27th day of May
LAW Kam-sang,
Clerk to the Legislative Council.
This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.
LAW Kam-sang, Clerk to the Legislative Council.
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