SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1981
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MOVING OFFICE
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT KOWLOON CITY OFFICE WILL MOVE TO ITS NEW ADDRESS AT HANG CHIEN COURT, 7-9 WA KING STREET, GROUND FLOOR, WYLER GARDEN, KOWLOON, AS FROM MONDAY, JUNE 29.
THE NEW OFFICE WILL PROVIDE MOST IMMIGRATION SERVICES, SUCH AS ISSUE AND RENEWAL OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, ENDORSEMENTS ON PASSPORTS AND OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, EXTENSION OF STAY AND VISAS FOR RE-ENTRY TO HONG KONG (EXCEPT THOSE ENTRANTS FROM CHINA), AND VISAS TO UK AND SOME COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES.
THE PRESENT KOWLOON CITY OFFICE AT NAM KOK ROAD WILL BE CLOSED AS FROM THE SAME DATE, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
+RESIDENTS IN KOWLOON CITY, TO KWA WAN AND NEARBY AREAS ARE ADVISED TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE THERE, HE ADDED.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE ENQUIRIES MAY TELEPHONE 3-656434.
PRISONERS GET TIME-OFF FOR SAVING DROWNING MAN
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR JACK CATER HAS REDUCED PART OF THE SENTENCES BEING SERVED BY THREE PRISONERS, IN RECOGNITION OF THE IR PUBLIC-SPIRITED ACTION IN RESCUING A MAN FROM DROWNING.
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 15, WHEN A GROUP OF PRISONERS FROM THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S TONG FÜK CENTRE WERE WORKING AT TUNG CHUNG PIER, LANTAU
A 52-YEAR-OLD MAN FELL INTO ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE PIER, AND WAS IN DIFFICULTIES.
THE THREE PRISONERS IMMEDIATELY VOLUNTEERED TO HELP AND ON BEING GIVEN PERMISSION BY THE ESCORTING PRISON OFFICER, JUMPED INTO THE SEA AND RESCUED THE MAN.
ONE OF THE THREE PRISONERS, AGED 31, DUE TO BE DISCHARGED IN JULY HAS BEEN RELEASED. HE WAS SERVING A SIX-MONTH SENTENCE FOR ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AND GOING EQUIPPED FOR STEALING. THE OTHER TWO HAVE BEEN GRANTED THREE MONTHS REMISSION OF SENTENCE.
ONE, AGED 28, IS SERVING A FOUR-YEAR SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY AND ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM AND THE OTHER AGED 35. A THREE-YEAR SENTENCE FOR ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB. THEY ARE BOTH DUE FOR RELEASE LATER THIS YEAR.
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