THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1991
"BUT FEEDBACK FROM SOME CENTRES SHOWED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE JUST TAKEN AWAY THE APPLICATION FORMS ALONE, WITHOUT COLLECTING RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO HELP THEM FILL IN THEIR FORMS," HE SAID.
THESE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE THE GENERAL GUIDE TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME, WHICH SETS OUT THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE SCHEME AND DETAILS OF THE POINTS SYSTEM, AND THE GUIDANCE NOTES FOR COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORMS, WHICH PROVIDES DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE FORMS SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
"THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM ALL DISTRIBUTION CENTRES FOR THE APPLICATION FORMS.
"THESE DISTRIBUTION CENTRES TOTAL MORE THAN 200 AND INCLUDE ALL DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, IMMIGRATION OFFICES, THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, 20 SING TAO SALES CENTRES, AND FIVE TV WEEK SERVICE CENTRES AT MAJOR MTR STATIONS", HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, POTENTIAL APPLICANTS WILL HAVE ΤΟ BUY THE REFERENCE MANUAL RELATING TO THEIR OCCUPATIONS IN ORDER TO FIND THE RELEVANT COMPUTER CODES FOR FILLING IN THEIR FORMS.
"A TOTAL OF NINE MANUALS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED FOR DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS AND APPLICANTS CAN FIND OUT WHICH MANUAL THEY NEED TO BUY BY READING THE GENERAL GUIDE TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME.
"THESE MANUALS ARE ON SALE AT $20 PER COPY AT MAJOR DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, AND SING TAO SALES CENTRES.
"INFORMATION ON THESE SALES CENTRES AND OTHER ADVICE ON COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE HOTLINE 802 3300," HE SAID.
TD TO CONDUCT SURVEY ON NT TAXI OPERATION
A SURVEY ON THE OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OVER THE NEXT WEEKS.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE SURVEY WOULD CONSIST OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY AND A METER READING SURVEY.
LETTERS, QUESTIONNAIRE FORM9 AND SKETCHES SHOWING THE LOCATIONS OF THE METER READING HAVE BEEN SENT TO SELECTED OPERATORS, SEEKING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.
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