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Registration of Persons Regulations

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Service, in uniform or on production of his authority if required, may require any person to whom the order relates to produce his identity card on demand for inspection. (L.N. 176 of 1979)

(2A) Any person who is required by an order made under this regulation to carry his identity card and who is required under this regulation to produce his identity card on demand and fails to do so commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $3,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year. (L.N. 176 of 1979; L.N. 301 of 1980)

(3) For the purposes of identification any police officer or person or persons so authorized may, during the currency of an order made under subregulation (1), at any time take the left thumbprint, or, if this is not possible, such other single fingerprint and written signature (if such person is able to write) of any person who he believes to be of 11 years of age or over and any person whose fingerprint and written signature are required under this regulation shall submit to all such steps as may be reasonably necessary for the taking thereof. (L.N. 158 of 1973)

12. Prohibition against making alteration to identity card

(1) Any person who, without the authority of the Commissioner, makes any mark or entry upon, or erases, cancels or alters any mark or entry contained in, or otherwise defaces, or destroys, an identity card or other document issued for the purposes of the Ordinance or of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence. (L.N. 301 of 1980; L.N. 382 of 1989)

(2) Any person who, without the authority of the Commissioner, has in his possession an identity card, or other document issued or required for the purposes of the Ordinance or of these regulations, which is defaced or unlawfully altered shall be guilty of an offence. (L.N. 158 of 1973; L.N. 301 of 1980; L.N. 298 of 1981)

(3) (Repealed L.N. 382 of 1989)

(4) Any person who commits an offence under subregulation (1) or (2) shall be liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years. (L.N. 301 of 1980; L.N. 382 of 1989)

13. Duty to notify loss, etc., of identity card

(1) If an identity card has been lost, destroyed, damaged or defaced, the person to whom it relates shall-

(a) so report to a registration officer within 14 days of such loss, destruction, damage or defacement or, if he is outside Hong Kong at the time of such loss, destruction, damage or defacement, within 14 days of his return to Hong Kong; (L.N. 382 of 1989)