PRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 199
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REVISED FEES FOR NATURALISATION
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THE FEES FOR VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT RELATING TO NATURALISATION AND REGISTRATION AS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES HAVE BEEN REVISED, AND ARE BEING GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE FULL FEE FOR NATURALISATION HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM $1 800 TO $2 400 AND THAT FOR REGISTRATION OF WOMEN MARRIED TO CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES FROM $600 TO $840.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE FEE INCREASES, WHICH RESULT FROM THE INCREASES IN THE COST OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES AND ARE IN LINE WITH RECENT INCREASES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AND NATURALISATION MADE BEFORE AUGUST 6, 1982 WILL BE CHARGED AT THE OLD RATE.
HIGH STANDARD A MUST FOR FIREMEN
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MR FRED JACKSON, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES FIRE COMMAND, TODAY (FRIDAY) TOLD A GROUP OF MORE THAN 50 YOUNG FIRE FIGHTERS THAT THE TRAINING THEY RECEIVED AND ITS APPLICATION MUST BE OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD IF LIVES AND PROPERTY ARE TO BE SAVED.
SPEAKING AT A PASSING-OUT PARADE OF TWO SQUADS OF FIREMEN AND ONE SQUAD OF STATION OFFICERS AT THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG, THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR JACKSON SAID FIRE FIGHTERS' INGENUITY AND POWERS OF DEDUCTION, DECISION AND ACTION WOULD BE TESTED AT TIMES,
+ YOUR TRAINING BOTH HERE AND ON YOUR STATIONS IS SUCH THAT YOU WILL BE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF NOT ONLY LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS BUT ALSO BEING A MEMBER OF A TEAM WORK ING IN COMPLETE UNISON, HE SAID.
MR JACKSON ADDED THAT THE GRADUATES WOULD BECOME FULLY QUALIFIED ALL-ROUNDERS READY TO TAKE THEIR PARTS AS TEAM MEMBERS IN THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
+THE HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION NOT ONLY IN EAST ASIA BUT INTERNATIONALLY AND I AM SURE THAT ALL OF YOU HERE ON PARADE TODAY WILL MORE THAN UPHOLD THAT GOOD NAME AND THE CONFIDENCE WHICH GOES WITH IT, HE SAID.