FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1986
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ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR VISITS BY MACAU RESIDENTS
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EX-CHINA RESIDENTS OF MACAU WHO HAVE LIVED IN MACAU FOR MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS WILL BE ALLOWED TO VISIT HONG KONG UNDER NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO BE INTRODUCED FROM AUGUST 1, 1986.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM RESIDENTS OF MACAU WHOSE MACAU IDENTITY CARDS WERE ISSUED AFTER JANUARY 14, 1979 AND WHO CAN SHOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING IN MACAU FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS AT THE DATE OF APPLICATION.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT LOCAL SPONSORS MAY FROM TODAY OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM ANY PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
THESE FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM ANY IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT BRANCH OFFICE OR REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE, EXCEPT THE OFFICES AT THE NEW RODNEY BLOCK, QUEENSWAY. THE FORMS MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED BY WRITING TO THE INFORMATION OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT 61 MODY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS FOR VISITS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FROM AUGUST 1, 1986 BY MAIL TO THE MACAU VISIT PERMIT OFFICE, NEW RODNEY BLOCK, SECOND FLOOR, 99 QUEENSWAY.
ONCE A VISIT PERMIT IS ISSUED, THE APPLICANT WILL BE ABLE TO PAY ONE VISIT OF UP TO 14 DAYS. FURTHER VISITS WILL BE ALLOWED ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. PERMIT HOLDERS, HOWEVER, MUST RETURN TO MACAU AT THE END OF THEIR TWO WEEKS' VISIT AND EXTENSIONS OF STAY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. ANY VISITORS WHO DELIBERATELY OVERSTAY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FURTHER VISITS.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED AN ENTRY SCHEME FOR MACAU RESIDENTS. UNDER THE SCHEME, WHICH WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED FROM AUGUST 1, 1986, A LIMITED NUMBER OF EX-CHINA RESIDENTS OF MACAU WHO ARE MARRIED TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS (TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHILDREN) MAY APPLY TO JOIN THEIR HUSBANDS IN HONG KONG. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM THOSE WHOSE MACAU IDENTITY CARDS WERE ISSUED BETWEEN JANUARY 15 AND FEBRUARY 28, 1979 (BOTH DATES INCLUSIVE), BUT OTHERS WILL BE INVITED TO APPLY LATER.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR ENTRY MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ANY PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AND FROM ANY IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT BRANCH OFFICE OR REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE, EXCEPT THE OFFICES AT THE NEW RODNEY BLOCK, QUEENSWAY.
/THE FORMS