### Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports Ordinance 《香港特別行政區護照條例》

4. Validity period of passport
(1) Subject to subsection (2) and sections 5(5) and 9, a passport shall be valid—
(a) for 5 years from the date of issue, where the applicant has not attained 16 years of age at the date of the application for the passport; or
(b) for 10 years from the date of issue, where the applicant has attained 16 years of age at the date of the application for the passport.
(2) The Director may, in any particular case, issue a passport which is valid for a period other than that stated in subsection (1) if he is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances which render it inappropriate to comply with subsection (1).

5. Amendment of passport
(1) Where the Director is satisfied that any particular or matter recorded in an existing passport does not accurately describe the identity of the holder thereof, he may upon application of the holder amend the passport in such manner as he thinks appropriate.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), an amendment of an existing passport includes replacing the holder’s photograph in the passport with a more recent photograph of the holder.
(3) If the Director thinks appropriate, he may, instead of amending an existing passport, issue another passport in substitution for the existing passport in order to incorporate the amendment thereto.
(4) If the holder of a passport has not attained 16 years of age at the date of the issue of the passport and the application under subsection (1) only relates to the replacement of the holder’s photograph in the passport with a more recent photograph of the holder, section 7(c) shall not apply.
(5) A passport issued under subsection (3) shall expire on the same date on which the passport being substituted would have expired if not so substituted.

6. Cross link passports
Where the holder of a passport (previous passport

7. Mode of application
An application under section 3(1), 5(1) or 6 shall be—
(a) made in writing to the Director in such form and manner as the Director may determine;
(b) accompanied by such information and particulars as the Director may reasonably require; and
(c) accompanied by the prescribed fee set out in the Schedule.

### Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports Ordinance 《香港特別行政區護照條例》

8. Application or collection of passports outside Hong Kong
(1) Where an application under section 3(1), 5(1) or 6 is made outside Hong Kong, the applicant shall, in addition to complying with section 7, submit to all such steps as the Director may reasonably require in relation to the application.
(2) Regardless of whether an application under section 3(1), 5(1) or 6 is made outside Hong Kong, if the applicant wishes to collect his passport at a place outside Hong Kong and the Director considers that it is reasonably practicable to do so, the application shall be accompanied, in addition to the prescribed fee under section 7(c), by an additional fee to cover the necessary expenses for delivering the passport to that place.
(3) The Director shall, with the approval of the Financial Secretary, specify the additional fee under subsection (2) by notice in the Gazette and he may specify different fees for different means of delivering a passport and for different places outside Hong Kong.
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that a notice under subsection (3) is not subsidiary legislation.

9. Cancellation of passport
(1) The Director may cancel a passport and may take possession thereof if—
(a) the Director is satisfied on reasonable grounds that—
(i) the holder of the passport ceases to satisfy the conditions mentioned in section 3(2);
(ii) the passport or an amendment of the passport has been obtained by means of any false or misleading statement or information or has otherwise been obtained unlawfully; or
(iii) any particular or matter recorded in the passport is incorrect and, in the opinion of the Director, it is not appropriate or practicable to correct it by way of an amendment under section 5; or
(b) the holder of the passport has been issued with another passport under this Ordinance.
(2) The Director shall not take possession of a passport under subsection (1) if an application under section 6 is granted.

### Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports Ordinance 《香港特別行政區護照條例》

10. Appeals against decisions of Director
(1) A person aggrieved by any decision made by the Director under section 3(1), 4(2), 5(1) or 9 may appeal against that decision in accordance with regulations made under subsection (2).
(2) The Secretary for Security may by regulation provide for—
(a) the authority to which or the person to whom an appeal under subsection (1) shall lie, or the establishment of an appeal board for the purpose of hearing and determining any such appeal;
(b) the powers of the authority, person or appeal board referred to in paragraph (a) in relation to an appeal under subsection (1);
(c) the procedure as regards the lodging of an appeal under subsection (1);
(d) the practice and procedure upon the hearing of an appeal under subsection (1); and
(e) matters ancillary or incidental to those specified under paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).

11. Refund of fees
If an application under section 3(1), 5(1) or 6 is refused, the prescribed fee under section 7(c) and the additional fee (if any) under section 8(2) shall be refunded to the applicant.

12. Amendment of Schedule
The Chief Executive in Council may by notice in the Gazette amend the Schedule.

17. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 5 of 2018)

### Legislative Provisions (Suspension of Operation) Ordinance 1997 《1997年法律條文(暫時終止實施)條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Legislative Provisions (Suspension of Operation) Ordinance 1997.

2. Suspension of operation of Hong Kong Bill of Rights (Amendment) Ordinance 1997
(1) On and from the commencement+ of this Ordinance, the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap. 383) shall be read as if the amendments effected by the Hong Kong Bill of Rights (Amendment) Ordinance 1997 (107 of 1997)# had not been enacted.
(2) Subsection (1) shall cease to have effect on 31 October 1997 or such earlier date as the Secretary for Home Affairs appoints by notice in the Gazette and he may appoint different dates for the cessation of the effect of subsection (1) with respect to different provisions of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap. 383).
(3) The Provisional Legislative Council may by resolution made from time to time extend the period during which subsection (1) has effect.*

3. Suspension of operation of Trade Unions (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1997
(1) On and from the commencement* of this Ordinance, the Trade Unions Ordinance (Cap. 332) shall be read as if the amendments effected by the Trade Unions (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1997 (102 of 1997) had not been enacted.
(2) Subsection (1) shall cease to have effect on 31 October 1997# or such earlier date as the Secretary for Education and Manpower appoints by notice in the Gazette and he may appoint different dates for the cessation of the effect of subsection (1) with respect to different provisions of the Trade Unions Ordinance (Cap. 332).
(3) The Provisional Legislative Council may by resolution made from time to time extend the period during which subsection (1) has effect.