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1. AS THE NEW CHINA NEMS ACENCY ARE AWARE, THE HONG KONG
COVERNMENT IS PLANNING A MAJOR PROGRAMME OF COMPUTERISATION AT
MICRATION CONTROL POINTS. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS, IT IS PROPOSED
PERNIES TO PHASE OUT HONG KONG RE-ENTRY (PEPS).
2. AT PRESENT AROUND 90 PERCENT OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS TRAVELLING TO CHINA AND MACAU HOLD REPS, (TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ISSUED SY. THE
DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION TO ETHNIC CHINESE PERMANENT RESIDENTS
OF HONG KONG WHO NEITHER POSSESS NOR ARE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE FOREION TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, (1.E. OTHER THAN DRITISH PASSPORTS).
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF REPS: MULTIPLE REPS VALID FOR 10 YEARS
AND SINGLE REPS VALID FOR 6 MONTHS.
23. COMPUTERISATION WILL MEAN THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HONG KONG THMICRATION DEPARTMENT WILL IN FUTURE BE MET BY TRAVELLERS
TO CHIRA AND MACAU WILL BE MET BY THEN HOLDING HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS ONLY. AS THEY HAVE DONE SINCE 1983, MOST IDENTITY CARDS
WILL CONTINUE TO DEAR THE SYMBOL +++ (ASTERISKS). THIS AT PRESENT
INDICATES THAT THE HOLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR A REP, AND WILL CONTINUE
TO INDICATE SIMILAR STATUS. OTHER WORDS, IT IN EFFECT
DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN GREEN AND BLACK SEAL HOLDERS. APPROXIMATELY
10 PERCENT OF REPS WILL NEED TO DE RETAINED (SEE PARA 6 DELOW).
COMPUTERISATION OF CONTROL POINTS
4. THE COMPUTER ISATION OF CONTROL POINTS WILL BE INTRODUCED 14
THE FOLLOWING PHASES:-
A) MACAU FERRY TERMINAL
SHAM SHUT PO TERMINAL
P) HUNG HOM TERMINAL
LOWU NEW TERMINAL
C) MAN KAM TO TERMINAL
SHA TAU KOK TERMINAL
D) KAI TAK AIRPORT
LCK MA CHAU ROAD TERMINAL
NEW HK-CHINA FERRY TERMINAL
MAY 1907
AUGUST 1907
NOVENDER 1987
MID 1988
MID 1989
5. THE COMPUTERISATION OF CONTROL POINTS WILL INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING FEATURES:-
A) FASTER EXAMINATION OF PASSENGERS ENTERING OR LEAVING HONG
KONG AT THE CONTROL POINTS.
B) A FASTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE CHECK OF STOP-LISTS OF
UNDESIRABLE ELEMENTS WHO MAY BE SEEKING ADMISSION TO
CHINA OR MACAU.
C) A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND ACCURATE RECORD OF MOVEMENTS OF
PASSENGERS.
D) AN UNQUALIFIED GUARANTEE WOULD BE GIVEN TO RE-ADMIT HOLDERS OF HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS BEARING +++*' (ASTERISKS).
6. THE 10 PERCENT WHO WILL STILL REQUIRE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS OTHER
THAN IDENTITY CARDS ARE:-