HONG KONG
No. 55 of 1971.
I assent.
D. C. C. Trench,
Governor.
14th October, 1971.
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to immigration and deportation.
[1st April, 1972.]
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
PART I.
Preliminary.
Short title and commencement. 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Immigration Ordinance 1971, and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
Interpretation. 2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
“alien” means a person who is not a British subject, a British protected person or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland;
“approved immigration anchorage” means a place designated as an approved immigration anchorage by order under section 60;
“approved landing place” means a place designated as an approved landing place by order under section 60;
“British protected person” has the same meaning as it has in the (1948, c. 56.)British Nationality Act 1948;
“British subject by naturalization in Hong Kong” means
- (a) in relation to a person naturalized after the commencement of the British Nationality Act 1948, a British subject to whom a certificate of naturalization has been granted by the Governor; and
