THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1990
DAME LYDIA PAYS TRIBUTE TO STAFF OF IMMIGRATION Dept
DUNN,
THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, DAME LYDIA SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) SHE IS IMPRESSED BY THE DEDICATION, RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS WITH WHICH STAFF OF THE IMMIGRATION COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMANDS PLACED ON THEM.
DAME LYDIA WAS OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF IMMIGRATION HEADQUARTERS AT 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG.
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"OVER THE PAST YEARS, THE INCREASE IN TRAVEL TO AND FROM HONG KONG, THE INFLUX OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, THE CONSTANT FLOW OF IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA, AND THE SURGE IN APPLICATIONS FOR NATURALISATION AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG HAVE ALL ADDED TO THE PRESSURE ON THE STAFF OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT,
"THE ABILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES AND TO CONTINUE TO OFFER ITS SERVICES IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HONG KONG'S SUCCESS," SHE SAID.
DAME LYDIA CONGRATULATED THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF ON THE EXCELLENT WORK THEY HAD BEEN DOING, AND WISHED THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN MEETING THE MANY CHALLENGES THAT WOULD LIE AHEAD.
THE NEW IMMIGRATION HEADQUARTERS ARE NOW OCCUPYING 25 FLOORS OF A 48-STOREY GOVERNMENT BUILDING, WITH THE FLOOR AREA TOTALLING SOME 33,000 SQUARE METRES. EIGHT FLOORS ARE RESERVED FOR PUBLIC OFFICES AND CERTAIN FLOORS ARE DESIGNED TO HOUSE COMPUTERS AND OTHER SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT.
THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR LAURENCE LEUNG, SAID THE NEW HEADQUARTERS ENABLED THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT TO THE STAFF AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, VERY MUCH IMPROVED FACILITIES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO VISITED THE DEPARTMENT IN TENS OF THOUSANDS EVERY DAY, FOR A MULTIPLICITY OF SERVICES.
"THE REPROVISIONING EXERCISE HAS PROVED TO BE REMARKABLY SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL WITH VIRTUALLY NO DISRUPTION OF SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, MR LEUNG ADDED.
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