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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1988
HE ADDED THAT ON COMPLETION OF A
NORTH DISTRICT GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING
$52-MILLION
SEVEN-STOREY
IN FANLING IN MID-1990, IT WOULD BRING UNDER ONE ROOF NEARLY ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICES INVOLVED IN THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
MR CHEUNG STRESSED THAT IN REDEVELOPING SHA TAU KOK TOWN AND DEVELOPING FANLING-SHEUNG SHUI NEW TOWN, THE GOVERNMENT HAD NEVER DISREGARDED THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE 116 VILLAGES IN NORTH DISTRICT AS A PARALLEL EXERCISE.
"MUCH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE IN THE PAST THROUGH THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME ADMINISTERED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE. MORE WILL BE DONE IN THE FUTURE, HE CONCLUDED.
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EASY TRAVEL SCHEME TO BENEFIT MORE PEOPLE
FROM APRIL 1, ADULT HOLDERS OF VALID HLONG KONG PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS WHICH DO NOT BEAR THE *** SYMBOL WILL ALSO BE EXEMPTED FROM PRODUCING THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS WHEN PASSING THROUGH HONG KONG'S COMPUTERISED CONTROL POINTS ON JOURNEYS TO AND FROM CHINA AND MACAU
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE
1MMIGRATION
DEPARTMENT TODAY
(FRIDAY).
UNDER THE CURRENT EASY TRAVEL SCHEME (ETS), ALL TRAVELLERS USING ITONG KONG PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS (HKPIC) OR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS (HKIC) AT COMPUTERISED CONTROL POINTS DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLETE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS.
BUT ONLY THOSE HOLDING IDENTITY CARDS WITH FURTHER BENEFIT FROM THE SCHEME BY BEING EXEMPTED FROM HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT.
SYMBOL CAN PRODUCING A
**AFTER NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SYSTEM, HOLDERS OF VALID PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS WITHOUT THE *** SYMBO1. WHO ARE OF THE AGE OF 18 OR OVER, CAN NOW ALSO BE EXEMPTED FROM PRODUCING THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS WHEN PASSING THROUGH HONG KONG'S COMPUTERISED CONTROL POINTS ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM CHINA AND MACAU,' A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
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DOCUMENTED
REMINDED THAT THEY FOR THEIR
"HOWEVER, TRAVELLERS IN THIS CATEGORY ARE SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PROPERLY
DESTINATIONS."
/HE ADDED