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115 PDFTitle:IMMIGRATION ORDINANCEGazette Number:
Section:4Heading:Examination of personsVersion Date:30/06/1997

(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, an immigration officer or immigration assistant may-

        (a) subject to subsection (2), examine any person on his arrival or landing in or prior to his departure from Hong Kong, or if he has reasonable cause for believing that such person landed in Hong Kong unlawfully, at any time;
        (b) examine a person at any time if he has reasonable cause for believing that such person is contravening or has contravened a condition of stay in respect of him, or remains in Hong Kong without the permission of an immigration officer or immigration assistant in contravention of section 7(2), (Amended 31 of 1987 s. 4)
        (c) (Repealed 31 of 1987 s. 4)
and a person who is so examined may be required by an immigration officer or immigration assistant to submit to further examination. (Amended 75 of 1981 s. 3)
(2) A person who satisfies an immigration officer or immigration assistant that he is a serviceman shall not be examined further under subsection (1)(a) on his arrival in or prior to his departure from Hong Kong.
(Amended 15 of 1980 s. 10)