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IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Rh An Ordinance to amend the Immigration Ordinance and its subsidiary legislation to expand the scope of valid travel documents; to prohibit certain persons from taking employment or establishing or joining in any business; to provide that a visa may be issued otherwise than by means of an endorsement on a valid travel document; and to revise the meaning of lawfully employable persons. [] Enacted by the Legislative Council.

1. Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment) Ordinance 2009.

2. Commencement

This Ordinance comes into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Security by notice published in the Gazette.

3. Interpretation

Section 2(1) of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115) is amended by repealing the definition of “valid travel document” and substituting—

““valid travel document” (有效旅行證件) means—
 * (a) a passport furnished with a photograph, or any other document establishing to the satisfaction of an immigration officer or immigration assistant the identity and nationality of the holder of the document and the domicile or place of permanent residence of the holder of the document, which—