Immigrants Control.
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certain false
tion.
9 of 1950,
17. Any person on board a vessel or aircraft who falsely represents himself to an immigration officer to be a member of the crew and any member of such crew who aids and abets or otherwise connives at such false representation may be arrested without a warrant and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months.
PART II.
PASSPORTS AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.
Prohibition of entry without valid documents.
18. No person may enter the Colony without either—
(a) a valid travel document which establishes the identity and nationality of the holder and authorizes him to travel to and to enter the Colony, issued and indorsed, in the case of a British subject and British protected person by a competent British official, and in other cases by an official having authority to issue and indorse such document in respect of the person in question; or
(b) a valid entry permit, certificate of residence or frontier pass issued under this Ordinance:
Provided that the Immigration Officer may waive the requirements of this section in respect of a child under the age of sixteen years or a person or class of persons.
19. The possession of valid travel documents shall not be deemed to imply that the holder will be permitted to enter as of right, nor, if he is permitted to enter, that he will be permitted to remain; nor shall it serve as an excuse for disobedience of any order of removal, deportation, expulsion or banishment made under any enactment for the time being in force.
Possession of valid documents vests no right to enter.
20. No travel document shall be deemed to be valid unless it bears—
(a) an indication, either specific or in general terms, not otherwise invalidated by any other indorsement, that it is valid for Hong Kong; and
(b) an indication that it is still valid according to the laws of the country or state by which it was issued; and
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Immigrants Control.
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certain false
tion.
9 of 1950,
17. Any person on board a vessel or aircraft who falsely Penalty on represents himself to an immigration officer to be a member representa- of the crew and any member of such crew who aids and abets or otherwise connives at such false representation may Schedule. be arrested without a warrant and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars or to imprison- ment for six months.
PART II.
PASSPORTS AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.
Prohibition of entry
documents.
18. No person may enter the Colony without either— (a) a valid travel document which establishes the without valid
identity and nationality of the holder and authorizes him to travel to and to enter the Colony, issued and indorsed, in the case of a British subject and British protected person by a competent British official, and in other cases by an official having authority to issue and indorse such document in respect of the person in question; or
(b) a valid entry permit, certificate of residence or
frontier pass issued under this Ordinance:
Provided that the Immigration Officer may waive the require- ments of this section in respect of a child under the age of sixteen years or a person or class of persons.
19. The possession of valid travel documents shall not be deemed to imply that the holder will be permitted to enter as of right, nor, if he is permitted to enter, that he will be permitted to remain; nor shall it serve as an excuse for disobedience of any order of removal, deportation, expulsion or banishment made under any enactment for the time being in force.
valid
Possession of documents right to enter.
vests no
documents.
20. No travel document shall be deemed to be valid Validity of
unless it bears-
(a) an indication, either specific or in general terms, not otherwise invalidated by any other indorse- ment, that it is valid for Hong Kong; and (b) an indication that it is still valid according to the laws of the country or state by which it was issued; and
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