THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1979
+ IT IS HOPED THAT THIS ASSISTANCE WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS FOSTERING THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LOCAL PEOPLE.+
THE NEW CENTRE WAS SET UP IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OF WIDENING ITS CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC TO EXPLAIN ITS POLICIES AND BETTER SERVE THEM IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.
SINCE EARLY 1977, TWO TOWN MANAGEMENT OFFICES AND SEVEN PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN DENSELY- POPULATED AREAS IN TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG. TO COPE WITH INCREASING DEMAND, MORE CENTRES ARE BEING PLANNED.
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING AN ENQUIRY SERVICE, THE NEW CENTRE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND OTHER BODIES TO ORGANISE USEFUL ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE LEI MUK SHUE AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS.
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FACING CHALLENGES
ON ALL FRONTS ****
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT IS NOW FACING CHALLENGES ON ALL FRONTS WITH THE ARRIVAL OF VERY LARGE NUMBERS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND CHINESE IMMIGRANTS, BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL, UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, THE HON. ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
ADDRESSING THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF 82 ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND SIX IMMIGRATION ASSISTANTS AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT PARADE GROUND, MR. LEE SAID NO ONE WOULD DENY THAT THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN WORKING UNDER GREAT PRESSURE IN RECENT MONTHS.
IN ADDITION TO THE HANDLING OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, LEE SAID THERE HAD BEEN UNPRECEDENTED INCREASES IN DEMAND FOR THE ISSUE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, VISAS AND OTHER IMMIGRATION SERVICES. POINTING OUT THAT THESE CHALLENGES WERE FORMIDABLE, MR. LEE SAID: +YOU MUST UNDERTAKE A VERY BUSY JOB AND WORK FOR LONG PERIODS UNDER GREAT PRESSURE.
+YOU MUST REMAIN POLITE AND TACTFUL EVEN WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES MAKE THIS DIFFICULT.
+YOU MUST UPHOLD AND ENFORCE THE LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY BUT YOU MUST UNDERTAKE YOUR TASK WITH HUMANITY AND KINDNESS.+
MR. LEE POINTED OUT THAT OFFICERS ON THE PASSING-OUT SQUAD HAD LAID THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD A CAREER, ADDING THAT THEY MUST CONTINUE TO LEARN BY EXPERIENCE, BY FURTHER STUDY, BY READING AND BY GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE AND THE SOCIETY.
+ALL THESE WILL HELP YOU TO CARRY OUT YOUR DUTIES WITH GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND SO WITH A GREATER SENSE OF FULFILMENT,+ MR. LEE ADDED.
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