THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1983
MORE STAFF TO DEAL WITH LIKELY LO WU RUSH
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL PLACE ADDITIONAL STAFF AT ITS LO WU COUNTERS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD TO COPE WITH THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID 56 MORE STAFF WILL BE POSTED AT ITS 36 COUNTERS AT LO WU.
HE SAID SINCE THE OPENING OF THE TEMPORARY TERMINAL AT LO WU LAST NOVEMBER, THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRATION COUNTERS THERE HAD BEEN INCREASED FROM 19 TO 36 AND THE WORKING HOURS EXTENDED.
DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD, HE SAID, EARLY WORKING HOURS WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED, SOMETIMES STARTING AS EARLY AS 2.40 AM OR 3 AM, TO CLEAR DEPARTING PASSENGERS, AS AGREED WITH THE SHENZHEN AUTHOR ITIES AT A MEETING HELD RECENTLY.
THE OPENING HOURS AT LO WU COUNTERS DURING THE COMING LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD ARE AS FOLLOWS:
DATE
OPENING HOURS
5-2-83
0630
6-2-83
7-2-83
0600
8-2-83
0500
9-2-83
0300
10-2-83
0240
11-2-83
12-2-83
13-2-83
14-2-83
0300
15-2-83
16-2-83
0500
17-2-83
0630
18-2-83
0730
19-2-83
20-2-83
21-2-83
0800 (RESUME NORMAL)
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED HOLDERS OF DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY TO COMPLETE THE IR ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS PRIOR TO IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY.
/HE ALSO