SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1990
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NEW IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES ON ADMISSION OF FOREIGNERS
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT
KONG PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGNERS INTO HONG BE INTRODUCED ON JUNE 1 THIS YEAR.
NEW
WILL
TO HONG KONG FOR COMING FOREIGNERS AS FROM THAT DATE,
FOR RESIDENCE, EMPLOYMENT, INVESTMENT AND EDUCATION (OTHER THAN THOSE
ISSUED WITH ENTRY SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, ETC) WILL BE
AT PRESENT, INSTANCE. IN THE FIRST VISAS FOR A STAY OF 12 MONTHS THESE VISAS NORMALLY SPECIFY A STAY OF SIX MONTHS.
FOREIGN
(OTHER RESIDENTS
THAN
WORKERS
FOREIGN SPECIAL
STUDENTS, FOREIGN
UNDER THE ADMITTED DOMESTIC HELPERS AND CONTRACT
FOR UNCONDITIONAL SCHEME OF IMPORTATION OF LABOUR), MAY ALSO APPLY
KONG. UNDER THE STAY ON COMPLETION OF SEVEN YEARS RESIDENCE IN HONG
ON COMPLETION DO SO
OF NINE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS, THEY CAN ONLY YEARS' RESIDENCE HERE.
:
WILL NOT NORMALLY REQUIRE RESIDENTS FOREIGN CONCURRENTLY,
THAT THERE RE-ENTRY VISAS TO RESUME RESIDENCE IN HONG KONG, PROVIDED
AND THAT IS NO CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES SINCE THEIR LAST DEPARTURE
OF THEY RETURN TO HONG KONG WITHIN 12 MONTHS OR WITHIN THE LIMITATION STAY IMPOSED, WHICHEVER IS THE SHORTER PERIOD.
ΤΟ PERSONS NOT THE WAIVING OF RE-ENTRY VISAS DOES NOT APPLY
FOREIGN STUDENTS, FOREIGN DOMESTIC HOLDING A NATIONAL PASSPORT,
UNDER THE
SCHEME OF SPECIAL HELPERS AND CONTRACT WORKERS ADMITTED IMPORTATION OF LABOUR, ETC.
DEPARTMENT'S
"THESE MEASURES ARE INTRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THE CONTINUED EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE PROCEDURES AND ACHIEVE STAFF SAVINGS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
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EXPLANATORY
NOTES ON
THIS
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT'S INFORMATION
MATTER
OFFICE
ARE
AVAILABLE
ON LOCATED
FROM THE SECOND
THE
FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER II, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI (TEL. 824 6111).
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