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CAP. 177]

Registration of Persons

[1989 Ed.

CHAPTER 177

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS

To provide for the registration of persons in Hong Kong, and of persons elsewhere who have the right of abode in Hong Kong, for the issue, carrying and production of identity cards and for purposes connected therewith. (Amended 46 of 1979 s. 2; 32 of 1987 s. 2)

[1 June 1960] G.N.A. 44 of 1960

Originally 18 of 1960, 19 of 1961, 40 of 1961, 36 of 1973, 46 of 1979, 51 of 1979, 3 of 1980, 54 of 1981, 11 of 1983, 32 of 1987, R. Ed. 1987, L.N. 337 of 1989, 56 of 1989

1.

Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Registration of Persons Ordinance.

1A. Interpretation

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires--

"applicant" means a person who-

(a) applies to be registered under section 3;

(b) as the head of a family, applies on behalf of a person under 18 years of age to be registered under section 3;

(c) applies for an identity card under this Ordinance;

(d) as the head of a family, applies for an identity card under this Ordinance on behalf of a person under 18 years of age; (Added 32 of 1987 s. 3)

"British National (Overseas)" means a person who is a British National (Overseas) under the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 (App. III p. EG1); (Added 32 of 1987 s. 3)

"British National (Overseas) passport" means a passport appropriate to the status of a British National (Overseas); (Added 32 of 1987 s. 3)

"certificate of identity" has the same meaning as it has in the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115); (Added 32 of 1987 s. 3)

"Commissioner" means any of the following-

(a) the person appointed under section 2 to be the Commissioner of Registration;

(b) any person appointed under that section to be the Deputy Commissioner of Registration;

(c) any person appointed under that section to be an assistant commissioner of registration; (Added 32 of 1987 s. 3)