Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 7B

Invalidity of permanent identity card issued abroad

(1) Where a registration officer is satisfied that a person to whom a
permanent identity card that was issued on an application from outside Hong
Kong has not complied with regulation 7A(1), he may by such means as he may
determine declare the card to be invalid, order it to be surrendered to a
registration officer and order the person to whom the card was issued to apply
for an identity card at such place, in such manner, and within such period, as
he may require.

(2) If a registration officer is satisfied, on an application under
subregulation (1) by any person, that that person enjoys the right of abode in
Hong Kong the registration officer shall issue to the applicant a permanent
identity card.

(3) It shall be lawful for a registration officer to destroy any identity card
surrendered to him under subregulation (1). (L.N. 382 of 1989)