Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 25

Exemptions

(Past version on 23/10/1998).
(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

None of the persons mentioned hereunder so long as he retains the status and
qualifications hereinafter mentioned shall be required to register or apply
for the issue of an identity card or for the renewal of an identity card under
the Ordinance and these regulations- (L.N. 86 of 1983)

   (a)  (Repealed 71 of 1999 s. 3)

   (b)  persons-

        (i)    serving in Her Majesty's regular naval, military or air forces,
               other than those locally domiciled, in possession of the
               official identity card or document of identity normally issued
               to them, and their wives, and their sons and daughters under 18
               years of age; or

        (ii)   employed by Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom,
               other than those locally domiciled, their wives and their sons
               and daughters under 18 years of age; (G.N.A. 55 of 1961; L.N.
               158 of 1973)

   (c)  (Repealed L.N. 218 of 1983)

   (d)  any persons who-

        (i)    is a bona fide traveller in transit through Hong Kong;

        (ii)   satisfies a registration officer, or in respect of whom a
               registration officer is satisfied, that he does not intend to
               remain in Hong Kong for more than 180 days or such longer
               period as a registration  officer may approve; or (L.N. 178 of
               1987)

        (iii)  has been granted permission to remain in Hong Kong by the
               Director of Immigration for a period of not more than 180 days,
               and is in possession of a valid travel document bearing the
               appropriate visa issued by a competent authority or of an
               official document of identity indicating that he normally lives
               outside Hong Kong; (L.N. 204 of 1979)

   (e)  the aged, the blind and the infirm who satisfy a registration  officer
        that compliance with the Ordinance and these regulations will injure
        their health or the health of others; (L.N. 158 of 1973; L. N. 178 of
        1987)

   (f)  children under 11 years of age of consuls, consular staff and the Head
        and members of the EC Office; (L.N. 165 of 2003)

   (g)  children under 11 years of age: (L.N. 158 of 1973) Provided that any
        of the above-mentioned persons may, if they so desire and if the
        Commissioner allows, or if they are applicants for Hong Kong Special
        Administrative Region Passports or certificates of identity and have
        the right of abode in Hong Kong, or if they are 11 years of age or
        above and are the holders of permanent identity cards that were issued
        on applications made from outside Hong Kong, register, apply for the
        issue of identity cards or for the renewal of identity cards and be
        issued with identity cards under the Ordinance and these regulations.
        (55 of 1971 Sch.; L.N. 86 of 1983; L.N. 178 of 1987; L.N. 382 of 1989;
        127 of 1997 s. 17; 28 of 1998 s. 2)