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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1984
MR FORSGATE TOLD THE NEW OFFICERS THAT THEY WOULD BE WORKING UNDER INCREASINGLY HEAVY PRESSURE, SOMETIMES IN UNPLEASANT CONDITIONS, AND THAT THEIR EFFORTS MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE APPRECIATED BY THE PUBLIC.
+BUT REMEMBER, HE SAID, +FROM NOW ON, THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE WILL BE JUDGED BY YOUR INDIVIDUAL STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE.+
THIS WAS A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IT WAS A CHALLENGE WHICH HE KNEW THEY WOULD RESPOND TO WITH ENTHUSIASM AND DILIGENCE. THEY HAD A DUTY TO CONTAIN LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO INTERNAL SECURITY AND LAW AND ORDER BY KEEPING UNDESIRABLE PEOPLE OUT OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
ON THE OTHER HAND, HE ADDED, THEY HAD TO FACILITATE TOURISTS AND BUSINESS VISITORS, AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT SERVICES TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS.
HE TOLD THEM ALSO THAT +A SMILE OF WELCOME TO TOURISTS AND RETURNING RESIDENTS ALIKE WOULD DO LOTS FOR HONG KONG'S IMAGE,+ AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE +COURTEOUS AT ALL TIMES, AND FAIR TO EVERYBODY, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR BACKGROUND,✦
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TAI PO PLAZA SALES CONTINUE ***
TAI PO PLAZA, THE FIRST PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME PROJECT IN THE TAI PO NEW TOWN, WILL BE OPEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 25) FOR VIEWING BY PROSPECTIVE HOME-OWNERS.
+THREE TYPES OF SAMPLE FLATS ON YEE FO0 HOUSE IN THE ESTATE WILL BE OPEN FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY.
HE SAID A NUMBER OF TWO-BEDROOM FLATS FACING THE PROPOSED TOWN SQUARE WITH GROSS AREAS BETWEEN 41.3 AND 53.1 SQUARE METRES WERE STILL AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION BY HOME-SEEKERS.
+THEY ARE PRICED FROM $159 900 TO $221 700 EACH, HE SAID.
FLAT BUYERS HAVE ONLY TO PAY TEN PER CENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AFTER SELECTING THEIR FLATS AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN, WITH THE BALANCE TO BE PAID AFTER THE FLATS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID MORTGAGE FACILITIES FOR UP TO 90 PER CENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE COULD BE OBTAINED FROM A NUMBER OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH REPAYMENT UP TO 15 YEARS.
/+APART FROM