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Apart from immigration control, the Department has a Registration of Persons division where Hong Kong residents go to register births, deaths and marriages and obtain Identity Card s. In the 1990's the Department is the British Passports issuing authority in Hong Kong until the end of British colonial rule. After that the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong for the Home Secretary takes up this role. Since 1 July 1997, under the auspices of the Basic Law and instructions for implenenting the Nationality Law, both by PRC lawmakers, Hong Kong issues Passport s and other international travel documents on its own, and is in charge of administering the Nationality Law within its realms. Both of these roles are assigned to the Immigration Department. This is a rare exception to the rule that issuing passports and administering nationality-related matters are usually a role of a centralised authority. The Department is headquartered in the Immigration Tower in Wan Chai North . DIRECTORS OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT (SINCE JULY 1, 1997)
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