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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992
NEW FORM OF HK RE-ENTRY PERMITS AND SIMPLIFIED
IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE FOR RESIDENT MINORS
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT WITH EFFECT FROM JULY 1 THIS YEAR, HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED IN A NEW FORMAT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE FEES FOR THE PERMITS WERE UNCHANGED, THAT IS, $55 FOR THE MULTIPLE AND $15 FOR SINGLE.
COVER.
NEW THE
THE MULTIPLE PERMIT IS SMALLER IN SIZE AND HAS A SOFT RED
IT CONTAINS FOUR INSIDE PAGES. BEING THINNER AND SMALLER, THE PERMIT IS EASIER TO CARRY.
A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE TO SPEED UP THE CLEARANCE OF TRAVELLERS UNDER THE AGE OF 11 WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED.
WITH EFFECT FROM THE SAME DATE, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL FURTHER STREAMLINE ITS CLEARANCE PROCEDURE AT THE CONTROL POINTS.
THE COMPLETION OF ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS FOR IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR THOSE MINORS BELOW THE AGE OF 11 TRAVELLING BY SEA OR LAND ON HONG KONG PASSPORTS, CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY OR RE-ENTRY PERMITS.
"THIS SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE, HOWEVER, DOES NOT APPLY TO THOSE WHO TRAVEL THROUGH THE AIRPORT, HE SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MEASURE WAS INTRODUCED ΤΟ HELP ALLEVIATE CONGESTIONS AT THE CONTROL POINTS AS IT WAS EXPECTED THAT MORE CHILDREN WOULD BE TRAVELLING DURING THE SCHOOL SUMMER HOLIDAYS.
NORTH DISTRICT A PLACE WITH IMMENSE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
TODAY FUNG, THE NORTH DISTRICT
THE ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR RICKY
CONSIDER (TUESDAY) CALLED ON MANUFACTURERS TO SHOULD THEY PLAN TO SET UP FACTORIES OR EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE NORTH DISTRICT INDUSTRIAL
THE NORTH DISTRICT WAS A PROMOTION DAY, MR FUNG SAID
PLACE WITH IMMENSE POTENTIAL FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE NORTH HE SAID AS NEW TOWNS GRADUALLY MOVED TO
OF LABOUR IN SHEUNG YEARS, THERE WAS AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY FANLING.
IN RECENT SHUI AND
PROXIMITY
OF CHINA.
FOR THE PROVISION
THE "SECONDLY, THE NORTH DISTRICT IS IN WITH A SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW, IT IS THE IDEAL PLACE OF INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHINA AND HONG KONG.
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