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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1984
STUDY TOUR FOR IMMIGRATION OFFICERS
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FIVE SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL LEAVE NEXT WEEK TO STUDY IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, NETHERLANDS AND WEST GERMANY.
MRS PEGGY DEE,
IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE FIVE OFFICERS MR LI YAT-MING, MR CHUI CHE-YAU, MRS LANDIS TSE AND MR CHOW KWOK- CHEUN, WILL VISIT BRANCHES OF THE HOME OFFICE CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY MATTERS, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF CONTROL POINTS, IMMIGRATION OFFICES AND PORTS.
AT A BRIEFING SESSION FOR THE FIVE OFFICERS TODAY, THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER, SAID HE ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OFFICERS OF HIS DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHING CONTACTS WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND ALSO LEARNING FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE IMMIGRATION SERVICES OF OTHER COUNTRIES.
MR CARTER SAID HE HOPED THE TRIP WOULD ALSO ENABLE THE OFFICERS TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFERENT CULTURAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS OF OVERSEAS VISITORS THEY MEET IN THE COURSE OF THE IR WORK.
BEACH CARNIVAL AT TUEN MUN
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TUEN MUN RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND A VARIETY SHOW AS PART OF THE 1984 BEACH CARNIVAL ON OLD CAFETERIA BEACH THIS SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 8).
THE TWO-HOUR PROGRAMME, WHICH IS PART OF THE CLEAN TUEN MUN CAMPAIGN WILL START FROM 2.30 PM AND FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY TELEVISION ARTISTS, SINGING AND A BREAKDANCE DEMONSTRATION.
THE CARNIVAL WILL CONVEY THE MESSAGE +KEEP TUEN MUN CLEAN+. ABOUT 1 000 RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TOWN ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
PRIOR TO THE CARNIVAL, A BEACH-CLEANING EXERCISE WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY ABOUT 60 SCHOOL CHILDREN,
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SPONSORED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD, THE 'CARNIVAL IS BEING JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE CLEAN TUEN MUN CAMPAIGN SUB-COMMITTEE.