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MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1974
OPENING OF A NEW IMMIGRATION OFFICE IN KOWLOON CITY
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IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITH ADEQUATE AND IMPROVED IMMIGRATION FACILITIES, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED ITS KUWLUJN CITY OFFICE FROM 8-12, SUNG WONG TOI ROAD TO A NEW ACCOMMODATION AT 19-23, NAM KOK ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, KOWLOON TODAY.
THE FORMER OFFICE WHICH WAS OPENED IN MAY 1969 WAS FAR FROM ADEQUATE TO COPE WITH ITS INCREASING VOLUME OF BUSINESS. IT IS HOPED THAT THE OPENING OF THE NEW PREMISES WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER AND BETTER EQUIPPED, WILL BRING ABOUT A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE IMMIGRATION FACILITIES PROVIDED.
AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY THIS MORNING, MR. W.E. COLLARD, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, REVEALED THAT AT PRESENT THE DEPARTMENT HAD ALTOGETHER 13 BRANCH OFFICES IN OPERATION, INCLUDING 5 ON THE ISLAND, 5 TH KOWLOON, AND 3 IN THE NEW TERRITORIS, AND THAT IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MOBILE OFFICE WHICH SERVED OTHER AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, INCLUDING A WEEKLY VISIT TO CHEUNG CHAU.
SPEAKING ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT'S FUTURE PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF MORE IMMIGRATION FACILITIES, MR. COLLARD SAID, +WE HAVE ALSO DRAWN UP A LONG-TERM PROGRAMME FOR THE PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION BRANCH OFFICES, AS THE NEED ARISES, IN THE NEW TOWNS AT SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN, AS WELL AS INVESTIGATING THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING OTHER OFFICES AT ABERDEEN, TAI PO AND YAJ MA TEI.+
THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY MR. LUI FOOK-HONG, 1.3.E., CHAIRMAN OF KOWLOON CITY KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION, WHO EXPRESSED THE WISH THAT THE STAFF OF THE KOWLOON CITY OFFICE WOULD, IN CONFORMITY WITH MR. COLLARD'S POLICY OF PROVISING GOOD IMMIGRATION SERVICE, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MAINTAIN THEIR TRADITIONAL EXCELLENT STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL KAIFONGS IN THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT.
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