WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1984
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+RELEVANT IS THAT WE HAVE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE UK GOVERNMENT WHEREBY THE HOME OFFICE SENDS THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION DETAILS OF ALL CASES IN WHICH HOLDERS OF HONG KONG TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ARE REFUSED ENTRY INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
+ IF FROM THESE RETURNS THE DIRECTOR THINKS THAT A HONG KONG TRAVELLER HAS BEEN TREATED UNFAIRLY, HE TAKES THE CASE UP WITH THE HOME OFFICE,+ HE SAID.
NO ROOM FOR EXPANSION OF FACILITIES *****
THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR FURTHER EXPANSION OF CUSTOMS AND PASSENGER SERVICE FACILITIES AT TAI KOK TSUI FERRY TERMINAL THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS USING IT, FROM 50 000 IN 1981 TO 1 320 000 SO FAR THIS YEAR, HAD INEVITABLY IMPOSED A GREAT STRAIN ON A TERMINAL WHICH HAD NOT BEEN DESIGNATED FOR INTERNATIONAL FERRIES, MERELY FOR LOCAL SERVICES, HE SAID, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON WONG LAM.
LAST YEAR THE UPPER DECK OF THE TERMINAL HAD BEEN CONVERTED INTO A HALL FOR CLEARANCE OF DEPARTING PASSENGERS WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD TO SHARE THE LOWER DECK WITH THOSE ARRIVING.
THE IMPROVEMENT BROUGHT ABOUT BY THIS MEASURE HAD, HOWEVER BEEN SINCE NULLIFIED BY THE CONTINUING INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TRAVELLERS, HE SAID.
STEPS TAKEN TO CUT MAN KAM TO CONGESTION
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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES WERE WORKING IN CLOSE COOPERATION TO OVERCOME CONGESTION AT THE MAN KAM TO CHECKPOINT, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, MR JEAFFRESON SAID A SECOND BRIDGE HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED AT MAN KAM TO AND WOULD OPEN SHORTLY.
+ IT WILL ENABLE THE SHENZHEN SIDE TO USE ITS NEW CONTROL FACILITIES TO BETTER EFFECT, HE ADDED.
/HE SAID