Hong Kong: Update to Response to Information Request HKG23954.E of 23 May 1996 on whether a holder of a valid Certificate of Identity has an unrestricted right of entry into Hong Kong; on whether a holder of a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card or a Certificate of Identity is subject to a deportation order under Hong Kong legislation, and if so, a copy of the legislation and information on its practical implications; on whether a holder of a Certificate of Identity or a Permanent Identity Card is able to obtain any citizenship rights under British Dependency laws
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HKG24447.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Hong Kong: Update to Response to Information Request HKG23954.E of 23 May 1996 on whether a holder of a valid Certificate of Identity has an unrestricted right of entry into Hong Kong; on whether a holder of a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card or a Certificate of Identity is subject to a deportation order under Hong Kong legislation, and if so, a copy of the legislation and information on its practical implications; on whether a holder of a Certificate of Identity or a Permanent Identity Card is able to obtain any citizenship rights under British Dependency laws, 1 June 1996, HKG24447.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abd21f.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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For information on the Hong Kong Certificate of Identity and the Permanent Identity Card, on the right of abode, on a deportation order and for a copy of legislation pertaining to Hong Kong permanent residents and the right of abode in Hong Kong, please consult the attached letter that was sent to the DIRB on 4 June 1996 by the Immigration Department in Hong Kong.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
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Immigration Department, Hong Kong. 4 June 1996. Letter sent to the DIRB.
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