FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1989
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LONDON TO MAINTAIN HOTLINE SERVICE FOR HK VISITORS
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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON IS TO MAKE ITS TELEPHONE ADVISORY SERVICE (TAS) FOR HONG KONG VISITORS.
PERMANENT
BASIS AFTER
A
FACED
A TRIAL THE TAS WAS INTRODUCED A YEAR AGO ON NUMBER OF HONG KONG PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT
HAD THEY DIFFICULTIES WHEN ENTERING THE UK AND, IN SOME CASES, WERE REFUSED ENTRY.
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION, A TOTAL OF 65 CALLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
49 OF THESE, 16 WERE REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND ENQUIRIES.
WERE
MISCELLANEOUS
MR
BUT
JOHN YAXLEY, SAID IT WAS WORTHWHILE
THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON, DEMANDS ON THE SERVICE HAD NOT BEEN GREAT MAINTAINING THE FACILITY.
KONG
AVAILABLE WHO
PEOPLE ARE BEING WHEN CAN
"WHILE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT HONG DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE OCCASIONS MISUNDERSTANDINGS OCCUR SO IT HELPS TO HAVE SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURES IN CANTONESE," HE SAID.
KONG VISITORS OF APPEAL PROCEDURES
THE TAS HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ADVISE HONG THEIR RIGHTS REGARDING IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS AND
BRITAIN. IN
ITS PURPOSE, HOWEVER, WAS NOT TO CHALLENGE ANY IMMIGRATION DECISIONS TAKEN BY UK IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.
"IF ANY VISITOR IS AGGRIEVED BY ANY IMMIGRATION DECISION, HE
ESTABLISHED SHOULD APPEAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
UK PROCEDURES OF THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE, MR YAXLEY SAID.
BILINGUAL THE TAS (TEL. NO. 01-629-5068) IS OPERATED BY
WEEK FROM OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE SEVEN DAYS A 5.30 PM.
STAFF
AM 9
TO
FIREMEN MUST BE WELL PREPARED
THEY MUST LI
FIREMEN HAVE TO DEAL WITH EMERGENCIES AND THEREFORE WELL PREPARED, THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (PROTECTION), MR KWOK-CHOI, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
BE
ADDRESSING A PASSING OUT PARADE OF NINE STATION OFFICERS AND 41 FIREMEN AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL, MR LI URGED THE GRADUATES TO FOLLOW THE MAXIM OF "PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT" AS IT NO SECRET THAT A FIREMAN'S SKILLS REQUIRED DEDICATION TO THE JOB.
WAS
/"THE OLYMPIC