SUNDAY, MAY 14, 1989
ADVICE TO AVOID SUMMER HOLIDAY RUSH
IMMIGRATION THE
DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED SUMMER
HOLIDAY-MAKERS TO APPLY EARLY FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.
"WE EXPECT THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL ABROAD IT DURING THE SUMMER SEASON, IN ORDER TO AVOID THE LAST MINUTE RUSH,
OF THE IS ALWAYS WISE TO APPLY FOR A TRAVEL DOCUMENT WELL IN ADVANCE INTENDED JOURNEY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
15 WORKING DAYS (THAT IS,
"THE DEPARTMENT NOW TAKES APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS) TO ISSUE A BRITISH HONG KONG A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY.
PASSPORT AND
BRITISH IDENTITY NOT IN POSSESSION OF A OBTAIN ONE AT THE SAME
CERTIFICATE OF
"HOWEVER, THE PROCESSING TIME FOR AN APPLICATION FOR A NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT OR A HONG KONG
APPLICANT IS ABOUT FIVE WEEKS IF THE
IS PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD, BECAUSE HE HAS TO TIME.
FOR VISA PURPOSES BUT IT IS ESPECIALLY ON
IDENTITY "RE-ENTRY PERMIT AND DOCUMENT OF ARE NORMALLY ISSUED ON THE DAY OF APPLICATION, TAKE LONGER DURING THE SUMMER RUSH PERIOD, HE SAID.
TIME TO
LIKELY ΤΟ SATURDAY,
H
EARLY.
THE
APPLY FOR THE
"IT IS ONLY TO THE APPLICANT'S BENEFIT BY APPLYING MOST OBVIOUS ONE IS THAT HE WILL HAVE AMPLE NECESSARY VISAS," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
HE SAID LOSS OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS WHILE ABROAD COULD TO VERY SERIOUS TROUBLE.
GIVE RISE
"TRAVELLERS SHOULD TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THEIR TRAVEL
DURING THEIR DOCUMENTS
TRAVELS. THEY ARE
ΤΟ ADVISED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS IN A SAFE PLACE, SUCH AS A WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
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