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Thursday, November 1, 1973
NEW YEAR VISITORS TO CHINA AND MACAU
Urged To Apply For Re-entry Permits Now
SEENE SE *
People, who plan to travel to China or Macau over the Christmas
and Chinese New Year holidays, are urged to apply for their Hong Kong
re-entry permits now.
In making the appeal, the Director of Immigration, Mr. W.E.
Collard, said that over 300,000 local residents visited China and Macau
during the holidays last year, and the figure might well be much higher
this year.
Mr. Collard pointed out that this was the best time to apply for
re-entry permits as business in Immigration Department offices was relatively
quiet.
Those who wait until January or early February, he warned, would
face the inevitable delays.
Mr. Collard compared the advantages and disadvantages between a
single and a multiple journey re-entry permit.
He said: "A single journey re-entry permit, coating only $2, is
valid for one journey to Macau or China and return to Hong Kong within
six months of the date of issue.
"A multiple journey permit, costing $10, is valid for any number of
journeys within five years from the date of issue."
/Mr. Collard