Cap 115 s 6 Returns to be furnished by captains of ships and aircraft, etc. (IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	115	Title:	IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:
Section:	6	Heading:	Returns to be furnished by captains of ships and aircraft, etc.	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) Subject to subsection (5), the captain of a ship shall, on the arrival of the ship in Hong Kong-

(a) furnish to an immigration officer or a chief immigration assistant-

(i) 3 copies of a notice containing the prescribed particulars of the crew; and

(ii) 2 copies of a notice containing the prescribed particulars of the passengers; and

(b) if so required by an immigration officer or a chief immigration assistant, produce the ship's papers.

(2) Subject to subsection (5), the captain of a ship shall, immediately before the departure of the ship from Hong Kong-

(a) furnish to an immigration officer or a chief immigration assistant-

(i) 2 copies of a notice containing the prescribed particulars of the crew; and

(ii) 2 copies of a notice containing the prescribed particulars of the passengers; and

(b) if so required by an immigration officer or a chief immigration assistant, produce the ship's papers.

(3) An immigration officer or a chief immigration assistant may, on the arrival of an aircraft in Hong Kong and immediately prior to the departure of an aircraft therefrom, require the captain of the aircraft to furnish to him a notice containing the names and nationalities of the crew and a notice containing the prescribed particulars of the passengers.
(4) A passenger on board a ship or aircraft arriving in or departing from Hong Kong shall furnish to the captain of the ship or aircraft any information required by him for the purpose of furnishing a notice under this section.
(5) The Director of Immigration may exempt from this section the captains of such ships, or of ships of such class or description, as he thinks fit.

(Amended 65 of 1989 s. 3)