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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1991
ISSUE OF DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES
AND RE-ENTRY VISAS TO IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT WITH EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 7 (MONDAY), A PERSON ENTERED HONG KONG FROM CHINA ON STRENGTH OF ONE-WAY EXIT PERMIT WHO HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD, MAY APPLY FOR ISSUE OF A HONG KONG DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES.
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UPON APPLICATION, A RE-ENTRY VISA WILL ALSO BE ISSUED to ENABLE THE HOLDER TO RETURN TO HONG KONG WITHIN HIS LIMITATION STAY.
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"APPLICATIONS FOR DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY AND RE-ENTRY VISAS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHINESE EXTENSION SECTION SITUATED AT THE MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1 MÅ TAU KOK ROAD, KOWLOON,"
THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY TELEPHONE 824 6111 FOR ENQUIRIES.
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SOCIAL NETWORKS ESSENTIAL TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL NETWORKS 19 ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY OF LOVE AND CARE, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
MRS GOODSTADT, SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY of THE DEPARTMENT'S SAI KUNG FAMILY SERVICE CENTRE AND SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT, POINTED OUT THAT EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY WAS RESIDENTS' ACTIVE PARTICIPATION.
"THE WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE INTO THE 1990'S AND
E INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND, PUBLISHED EARLY THIS YEAR, HAS RECOGNISED THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING SOCIAL NETWORKS, SHE SAID, ADDING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEM WAS A NEW DIRECTION OF WELFARE SERVICES.
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NOTING THAT SAI KUNG IS NOW A PROSPEROUS AND DENSELY-POPULATED TOWN, SHE STRESSED THAT BOTH
BOTH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS WOULD WORK CLOSELY TO STEP UP VARIOUS WELFARE SERVICES TO COPE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS.
"STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICE CENTRE SECURITY FIELD WILL STRIVE TO COME INTO ASSISTANCE OF FAMILIES IN THE NEW TOWN, THROUGH VARIOUS SUPPORT SERVICES, COUNSELLING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MRS GOODSTADT ADDED.
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MEANWHILE, SHE APPEALED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ACTIVELY SUBMIT THEIR VIEWS ON MEASURES TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM BEING LEFT UNATTENDED AT HOME, ADDING THAT THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION EXERCISE WOULD EXPIRE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
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