Hong Kong Ordinances

IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 2AA

Establishing status of permanent resident under paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 1

Due to technical constraints, sections 2AAA, 2AB, 2AC, 2AD, 2AE, 2AF and 2AG
of this Ordinance are placed after section 2AA in the BLIS system. The correct
sequence of the sections should be "2AAA, 2AA, 2AB, 2AC, 2AD, 2AE, 2AF, 2AG".
PART IB

PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERMANENT RESIDENTS UNDER PARAGRAPH 2(c) OF SCHEDULE 1

(1) A person's status as a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region under paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 1 can only be
established by his holding of-

   (a)  a valid travel document issued to him and of a valid
        certificate of entitlement also issued to him and affixed to such
        travel  document;

   (b)  a valid HKSAR passport issued to him; or

   (c)  a valid permanent identity card issued to him.

(2) A person's right of abode in Hong Kong by virtue of his being a permanent
resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under paragraph 2(c)
of Schedule 1 can only be exercised upon the establishment of his status as
such a permanent resident in accordance with subsection

(1) and, accordingly, where his status as such a permanent resident is not so
established, he shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be regarded as not
enjoying the right of abode in Hong Kong. (Part IB added 124 of 1997 s. 4)