MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
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"PREVIOUSLY THEY HAD TO WAIT SEVEN DAYS FOR VISAS WHICH ONLY ADMITTED THEM FOR ONE WEEK,' HE NOTED.
NATIONALS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES MAY ENTER VISA-FREE FOR 14 DAYS INSTEAD OF SEVEN AS AT PRESENT: ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BAHRAIN, BENIN, BHUTAN, BOURKINA FASSO, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE REPUBLIC,
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, COMOROS, CONGO, CROATIA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, GABON, GUINEA, GUINEA-BISSAU, HAITI, INDONESIA, IVORY COAST, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LATIVA, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, MADAGASCAR, MALI, MAURITANIA, MOZAMBIQUE, NIGER, OMAN, PHILIPPINES, QATAR, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, RWANDA, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SLOVENIA, SOUTH KOREA, SURINAM, TOGO, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, US TRUST TERRITORY OF PACIFIC ISLANDS (HOLDERS OF US TRUST TERRITORY PASSPORTS ONLY), VATICAN CITY, YUGOSLAVIA AND ZAIRE.
KONG.
POLAND AND SOUTH AFRICA HAVE VISA WAIVER AGREEMENTS WITH HONG
"THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS SHORTLY TO CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS WHICH WILL ALLOW POLISH AND SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONALS TO ENTER HONG KONG VISA- FREE FOR 14 AND 30 DAYS RESPECTIVELY, INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT SEVEN AND 14 DAYS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THE VISA WAIVER ARRANGEMENTS ALLOW HONG KONG PEOPLE WITH BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN OR BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS TO ENTER POLAND AND SOUTH AFRICA VISA-FREE ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS," HE SAID.
THAI NATIONALS WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY VISA-FREE ACCESS FOR 14-DAY VISITS UNDER THE VISA WAIVER ARRANGEMENTS WHICH HAVE LONG EXISTED BETWEEN THAILAND AND HONG KONG.
ARGENTINES WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY SUCH ACCESS FOR VISITS OF UP TO ONE MONTH UNDER THE TERMS OF A SIMILAR AGREEMENT.
VISAS WILL HOWEVER BE REQUIRED FOR NATIONALS OF COUNTRIES NOT RECOGNISED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING TAIWAN,
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TEACHING KIT ON JOINT DECLARATION AND BASIC LAW
A NEW TEACHING KIT ON THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION THE BASIC LAW HAS NOW BEEN PRODUCED FOR CIVIC EDUCATION TEACHERS.
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THE KIT INCLUDES SLIDES WITH COMMENTARY AND A GAMEBOARD TO HELP AND SUPPORT TEACHERS IN SUCH SUBJECTS AS GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SOCIAL STUDIES AND LIBERAL STUDIES AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL.
"IT ALSO HELPS PUPILS ACQUIRE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES AND MAJOR CONTENTS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW WITH A VIEW TO ENHANCING THEIR CIVIC AWARENESS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
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