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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1975.
THREE SENIOR IMMIGRATION OFFICERS RECRUITED FROM U.K.
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY RECRUITED THREE EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION OFFICERS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN ITS DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.
TWO HAVE ALREADY TAKEN UP THEIR POSTS IN THE DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE MR. PAUL SLEIGHTHOLME VIO ASSUMED DUTIES AS CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE ALIENS SECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS DIVISION LAST MONTH, AND MR. TON PETERS WHO TAKES UP THE POST OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER IN THE SAME DIVISION LATER IN THE MONTH.
THE THIRD RECRUIT, MR. DON OWEN WILL BE FLYING TO HONG KONG ON JANUARY 22 TO TAKE UP THE POST OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER IN THE CONTROL DIVISION.
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ALL THREE HAVE WIDE IMMIGRATION WORKING EXPERIENCE BEHIND
MR. SLEIGHTHOLME HAS BEEN WITH THE BRITISH IMMIGRATION SERVICE FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS BEFORE HE WAS ATTACHED TO BRITISH CONSULAR OFFICES IN DOMBAY, LAHORE, NEW DELHI AND MADRAS. DURING HIS SERVICE WITH THE BRITISH IMMIGRATION SERVICE, HE WAS ENGAGED IN IMMIGRATION CONTROL WORK AT DOVER, AND OTHER SEAPORTS AND AIRFIELDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG, NR. SLEIGHTHOLME WORKED AT LONDON'S HEATHROW AIRPORT WHERE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH NORMAL IMMIGRATION DUTIES AND TRAINING OF. IMMIGRATION STAFF INCLUDING OFFICERS FROM HONG KONG.
MR. PETERS HAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS SERVICE WITH THE U.K. IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING STINTS AT HEATHROW AIRPORT, LYDD AIRPORT AND AT LEITH AND FOLKESTONE IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS, HE HAS ALSO BEEN ATTACHED TO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION IN PAKISTAN AS AN ENTRY CERTIFICATION OFFICER, AND MORE RECENTLY SERVED AT SCOTLAND'S GLASGOW AIRPORT IN CHARGE OF ALL IMMIGRATION STAFF. HIS LAST APPOINTMENT WAS AS AN INSPECTOR IN CHARGE OF TERMINAL TWO AT HEATHROW.
MR, OWEN WAS 22 YEARS WORKING EXPERIENCE BEHIND HIM. HE HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN IMMIGRATION CONTROL WORK AT, LIVERPOOL, SOUTHAMPTON, NEWHAVEN AND HEATHROW AIRPORT.
HIS WORK IN DRITAIN WAS FOLLOWED DY ATTACHMENTS TO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION IN NEW DELUI AND NAIROBI POR A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS. MORE RECENTLY, MR. OVEN HAS DEEN IN QUARGE OF ALL
IMMIGRATION TRAINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
BOTH MR. SLEIGHTHOLME AND MR. PETERO ARE MARRIED. MR. OWEN IS SINGLE.
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