Chapter:	539	Title:	HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION PASSPORTS ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	127 of 1997
Section:	3	Heading:	Issue of passport	Version Date:	01/07/1997

(1) Subject to this Ordinance, the Director may upon an application for a passport issue a passport to the applicant.
(2) The Director shall not issue a passport to the applicant unless the applicant has satisfied all of the following conditions-

(a) he is a Chinese citizen;
(b) he is a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; and
(c) he is a holder of a valid permanent identity card as defined in section 1A of the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177).