Monday, December 25, 1972
He went on to say that illegal immigrants who registered as new
arrivals had to be carefully screened by the Investigation Section of the
Immigration Department before they were issued with entry permits to regularise
their continued stay here and be permitted to collect their identity cards.
"These enquiries are often protracted and it is not uncommon for
some illegal immigrants to have to register twice before their identity
cards can be issued," he said.
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