Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 11A

Power to verify identity by fingerprint match

(1) If-

   (a)  a person produces his identity card to a police officer or a member of
        the Immigration Service in compliance with a requirement made under
        any Ordinance; and

   (b)  the officer or member has reason to believe that the identity card is
        not issued under the Ordinance to the person, the officer or member
        may, by using a portable identity card reader-

   (c)  view the information specified in Schedule 1 reproduced from the data
        stored in the chip embodied in the identity card;

(d ) scan the person's thumb-print or other fingerprint; and

   (e)  match the same with the template referred to in paragraph 1 of
        Schedule 1 and stored in the chip embodied in an identity card.

(2) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses to allow a police
officer or a member of the Immigration Service to view any information or scan
any fingerprint under subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable to a fine at level 2.

(9 of 2003 s. 13)