SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1988
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TRAVELLERS URGED TO APPLY EARLY FOR DOCUMENTS
TO
AS EARLY AS
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY ADVISED PEOPLE INTENDING TRAVEL IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO APPLY FOR THEIR DOCUMENTS POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION, THERE MIGHT BE LONGER QUEUES AT POINTS FOR IMMIGRATION EXAMINATION WHEN TRAVELLERS HONG KONG, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
VARIOUS CONTROL LEAVE OR ENTER
REDEPLOYMENT OF
TO DEAL
HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS DUE MAINLY TO THE SOME IMMIGRATION STAFF FROM CONTROL POINTS AND OTHER OFFICES WITH THE EXTRA WORKLOAD ARISING FROM THE NEW POLICY OF SCREENING VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG AFTER JUNE 15.
HOWEVER, HE ASSURED THE PUBLIC THAT THE DEPARTMENT EVERY EFFORT TO MAINTAIN ITS STANDARD OF SERVICE AND TO INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC TO THE MINIMUM.
ALTHOUGH FUNDS HAD BEEN APPROVED FOR THE DEPARTMENT 200 ADDITIONAL STAFF TO COPE WITH THE EXTRA WORKLOAD, THE AND TRAINING OF NEW OFFICERS WOULD TAKE ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT COMPLETE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN THE MEANTIME, THERE
WOULD INEVITABLY BE SOME IMMIGRATION SERVICES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS PEOPLE WERE LIKELY TO BE TRAVELLING.
WOULD MAKE REDUCE ANY
TO EMPLOY RECRUITMENT MONTHS ΤΟ
EFFECT ON WHEN MORE
"IT MAY TAKE A LONGER TIME FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO BE ISSUED AND THERE MAY BE LONGER QUEUES FOR IMMIGRATION EXAMINATION AT THE CONTROL POINTS," HE ADDED.
SHA TIN DB TO DISCUSS BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM
THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY (JULY 5) MORNING.
BOARD MEMBER, MR LAU KONG-WAH WILL ASK ABOUT THE TYPES OF RESOURCES AND EXPENDITURE INVOLVED IN TAKING CARE OF THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AND WHY THE FIRST ASYLUM POLICY CANNOT BE ABOLISHED.
HE WILL ALSO WANT TO KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE SCREENING PROGRAMME ON THE POPULATION OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HERE.
/MEMBERS, MR