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Saturday, July 14, 1973
NEW IMMIGRATION SUB-OFFICE FOR WESTERN DISTRICT
A new branch office of the Immigration Department will be opened
at Kennedy Town on Monday (July 16) to provide services to the densely
populated Western area.
The Kennedy Town Office, located on the ground floor of Luen Gay
Apartments in Davis Street, will offer all immigration facilities to the
residents living in Kennedy Town, Pok Fu Lam and other parts of Western
District.
With a total area of about 2,000 square feet, the air-conditioned
office will house a public waiting area, working counters, a general office and
rooms for the staff.
The branch office, like all the others, will handle applications for
travel documents such as re-entry permits, certificates of identity, visas
and passports, naturalization and registration as British subjects.
The Chairman of the Kennedy Town Kaifong Association, Mr. Chan
Ling-fung will officiate at the opening ceremony; while the Director of
Immigration, Mr. W.E. Collard will personally issue the first travel document.
Note to Editors:
You are invited to send a reporter and/or
photographer to cover the opening ceremony at the
new branch office, Luen Gay Apartments, ground floor,
No. 9 Davis Street, Kennedy Town, at 9.30 a.m. on Monday (July 16).
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