Immigration Service Ordinance

The Immigration Service Ordinance is Chapter 331 of Hong Kong's Ordinances. It was introduced in 1961 as Cap 30 to create the Immigration Department (Hong Kong) which was previously under the control of Hong Kong Police Force since the 1940s.[1]

Immigration Service Ordinance
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • An Ordinance to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a service to be known as the Immigration Service, to vest certain powers in its members and to provide for matters connected with the purposes aforesaid.
CitationCap. 331
Enacted byLegislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative history
Introduced byActing Chief Secretary Edmund Brinsley Teesdale
Introduced23 June 1961
First reading21 June 1961
Second reading2 August 1961
Third reading2 August 1961
Status: Current legislation

The Ordinance also resulted in the transfer of Registration of Persons Ordinance 1949 and role of Commissioner of Registration from the Hong Kong Police to Immigration Department.

See also

References
  1. "CAP 331 IMMIGRATION SERVICE ORDINANCE Long Title".
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