THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1987
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COMPUTERS AT IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS SWITCHED ON
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THE COMPUTERISATION OF IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS AT THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL IN CENTRAL AND THE SHAM SHUI PO PIER WENT INTO OPERATION AFTER A SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE SIX COMPUTERS INSTALLED AT THESE TWO CONTROL POINTS WILL BE LINKED TO 63 SMALL TERMINALS AT IMMIGRATION COUNTERS. THIS WILL SPEED UP IMMIGRATION OFFICERS' WORK IN CHECKING ON HONG KONG PASSENGERS.
SPEAKING AFTER THE CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER, SAID THE FIRST PHASE OF THE +EASY TRAVEL SCHEME+, WHICH WOULD START TOMORROW (FRIDAY), MARKED A NEW ERA IN HONG KONG'S IMMIGRATION CONTROL WORK.
UNDER THE SCHEME, HONG KONG RESIDENTS WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE CARDS.
HOLDERS OF HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS BEARING A +***+ SYMBOL WILL FURTHER BE EXEMPTED FROM PRESENTING A HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT, INITIALLY FOR JOURNEYS TO AND FROM MACAU VIA THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AND THE SHAM SHUI PO PIER, AND LATER FOR JOURNEYS TO AND FROM CHINA VIA OTHER CONTROL POINTS FOLLOWING THE PHASED COMPUTERISATION OF IMMIGRATION CONTROL BETWEEN NOW AND 1989.
THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING MANAGER, DR COLIN GREENFIELD, AND THE DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG OPERATIONS OF IBM, MR HENRY CHOW ALSO OFFICIATED AT THE SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY AT THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL.
OFF-STREET TRAINING FOR LEARNER MOTORCYCLISTS PLANNED
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE LEARNER MOTORCYCLISTS TO COMPLETE A BASIC OFF-STREET TRAINING COURSE IN A DIRVING SCHOOL BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO OBTAIN A LEARNER DRIVING LICENCE TO PRACTISE RIDING ON PUBLIC ROADS.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SHA TIN DRIVER TRAINING CENTRE OF THE HONG KONG SCHOOL OF MOTORING.
HE SAID THAT AT PRESENT LEARNER MOTORCYCLISTS WERE NOT REQUIRED BY LAW TO UNDERGO ANY FORMAL TRAINING BEFORE TAKING DRIVING TESTS AND A LEARNER MOTORCYCLIST COULD THEREFORE RENT A MOTORCYCLE AND LEARN TO RIDE BY HIMSELF ON PUBLIC ROADS.
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