FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1988
A NOTICE ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WORKS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
PLANS SHOWING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WORKS MAY BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG.
THEY MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, NINTH FLOOR, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES; AND AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE, ENQUIRY OFFICE, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, YUEN LONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICE, 269 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BY JUNE 28 THIS YEAR.
SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR 'SEVEN-DAY VISIT PERMIT APPLICATIONS
THE SPONSORSHIP ARRANGEMENT FOR 'SEVEN-DAY VISIT PERMIT' APPLICATIONS FROM TAIWAN RESIDENTS WILL ВВ SIMPLIFIED WITH EFFECT FROM MONDAY (MAY 2}, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY
(FRIDAY).
THE NEW ARRANGEMENT REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO COMPLETE, TOGETHER WITH THE APPLICATION, A SEPARATE FORM KNOWN AS "PARTICULARS OF SPONSOR"
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IT WILL SUPERSEDE THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF THE APPLICANT MAILING THE SPONSORSHIP FORM TO THE SPONSOR IN HONG KONG WHO SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNS THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.
"WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WILL HELP REDUCE THE PROCESSING TIME FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 'SEVEN-DAY VISIT PERMITS' FROM TAIWAN RESIDENTS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
| REGULAR CHECKS WILL BE
CONDUCTED BY THIS DEPARTMENT TO
PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS SCHEME.
"THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL ONLY APPLY TO APPLICATIONS FOR A VISIT OF NOT MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS IN HONG KONG AND WILL BE REVIEWED SIX MONTHS.
"THE PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF APPLICATIONS
AFTER
REMAIN
UNCHANGED,
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IF STRESSED.
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