Article 26 The authorities handling aliens' applications for entry, transit, residence and travel have the power to decline issuing visas and certificates or to cancel or annul visas and certificates already issued. The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affair may, if necessary, alter decisions made by their respectively authorized organs.
Article 27 An alien illegally entering or residing in China may be detained for investigation or subjected to residence supervision or deportation by public security organs at the above county level.
Article 28 Police in charge of aliens' affairs in the public security organs at and above county level have, in performing their duties, the power to examine aliens' passports and other certificates. When conducting such examinations, the said police shall produce their own service cards, and the organizations or individuals concerned are obliged to assist.

CHAPTER VII
PenaltiesArticle

Article 29 Whoever illegally enters, leaves, resides or stops over in China, or travels to places not open to aliens without valid travel permit or forges, alters, misuses or negotiates entry or exit certificate in contravention of the provisions of the present Law may be subjected to such penalties as warning, fine or detention for not more than ten days, by the public security organs at and above county level. Offenders whose violations are serious enough to constitute crimes shall be prosecuted in accordance with law.
     If an alien being fined or detained by a public security organ refuses to accept a penalty, he may, within fifteen days of receiving notification, appeal to the next higher public security organ, which shall make the final judgment, and/or may file a suit directly in a local people's court.
Article 30 The Ministry of Public Security may order serious offenders as listed in Article 29 of the present Law to leave the country within a time limit or may expel them.

CHAPTER VIII
Ancillary Provisions

Article 31 The term "alien" used in this Law refers to any person not having Chinese nationality under the National Law of the People's Republic of China.
Article 32 Transitory entry into and exit from China by aliens who are nationals of countries adjacent to China and reside in contiguous areas between the two countries shall be handled pursuant to agreements between the two countries; in absence of such agreement, transitory entry and exit shall be handled in accordance with the relevant stipulations of the Chinese Government.
Article 33 Rules for implementation of the present Law shall be formulated according to the Law by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and shall come into force upon approval by the State Council.
Article 34 Matters concerning the members of foreign diplomatic missions and consular posts in the People's Republic of China and other aliens who enjoy privileges and immunities, after their entry into China, shall be dealt with in accordance with the relevant stipulations of the State Council and its competent authorities.
Article 35 This law shall come into force as from 1 February 1986. (English translation is for reference only.)                                                                                                       first page