Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 20

Surrender and destruction of identity card

(1) Where a registration officer is satisfied that an identity card that-

   (a)  has been declared to be invalid by the Secretary for Security under
        section 7C(1) of the Ordinance; or

   (b)  has been declared to be invalid by a registration officer under any of
        these regulations; or

   (c)  has ceased to be valid under any of these regulations, has not been
        surrendered to a registration officer (whether at the time of
        application for, or the renewal of, an identity card or otherwise) he
        may order it to be surrendered to a registration officer and order the
        person to whom the card was issued, unless he has already done so, to
        apply for an identity card or for the renewal of an identity card, as
        the case may be, at such place, in such manner, and within such
        period, as he may require.

(2) It shall be lawful for a registration officer to destroy any identity card
surrendered to him under regulation 19(3) or subregulation

(1). (L.N. 382 of 1989)