Thursday, December 28, 1972
IMMIGRATION OFFICE TO OPEN IN YUEN LONG
More Branches Planned For Urban Areas
The Immigration Department has decided to set up a branch office
in Yuen Long for the convenience of residents of the New Territories.
Suitable premises have been found and it is expected that the new
branch office will be opened sometime in 1973.
Demand for travel documents by residents of the New Territories
has been increasing steadily over the past few years, and has now reached
a level that would justify the establishment of a permanent branch office in
Yuen Long, in addition to the two existing ones in Tsuen Wan and Sheung Shui.
Like all other Immigration Department branch offices, the Yuen Long
office will be responsible for processing and issuing travel documents such
as re-entry permits and certificates of identity.
It will also receive applications for certain types of travel
documents (e.g. passports) and send them to Headquarters to be processed.
In addition, there will be an enquiries section to deal with all
kinds of queries, to explain the various procedures of applying for different
types of documents, and if necessary, to complete application forms for members
of the public.
The Immigration Department also has a mobile office operating in the
New Territories. After the Yuen Long branch office is opened, the mobile office
will continue to visit such far away areas as Sai Kung and the southern part
of Tai Po.
/A spokesman
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