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Chapter III :

Article 24

10

Fundamental

Rights and

Duties of

the

Residents

Residents of

the Hong Kong SAR, or Hong

Kong

residents for short,

include

permanent

residents

and

non-permanent residents.

Permanent residents of the Hong Kong SAR are:

(1) Chinese nationals born in Hong Kong before or

after the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR;

(2) Chinese nationals who have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of no less than

seven years before

before or after the establish ment of

the Hong Kong SAR;

(3) Persons of Chinese nationality born outside Hong

those residents listed in categories (1)

Kong of

and (2);

(4) Persons of non-Chinese nationality who have

ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a a continuous

period of no less than seven years and have taken

Hong Kong as their place of permanent residence before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong

SAR;

(5)

Persons under 21 years of age born in Hong Kong of

residents listed in category (4) before or after

the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR; and

(6) Persons other than those residents listed in

categories (1) to (5), who had the right of abode

only in Hong Kong before the establishment of the

Hong Kong SAR.

The above-mentioned residents have

have the right of

abode in the Hong Kong SAR and are qualified to obtain, in

accordance with its law, permanent

state their right of abode.

identity cards which