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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Part 7—Division 2 Section 96 : which the company operates) in relation to a relevant absconder.

(5) In this section—

company (公司) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622);

director (董事) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622).

96. Cancellation of HKSAR passports etc.

(1) If it is specified under section 89(4) (including by virtue of section 89(5)) that this section applies in relation to a person, the person is a relevant absconder for the purposes of this section during the period within which the specification is in force.

(2) If—
 * (a) a relevant absconder holds a HKSAR passport; and
 * (b) the passport is valid immediately before the specification is made,

the passport is, for all purposes, to be regarded as being cancelled at the time when the specification is made, and accordingly, the Director of Immigration may take possession of the passport.

(3) If an application for a HKSAR passport is made by a relevant absconder, the application is, for the purposes of section 3(1) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports Ordinance (Cap. 539) and all other purposes, to be regarded as being invalid.