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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993
*
GRADE E OR HIGHER GRADE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS B) IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION; OR
GRADE E OR HIGHER GRADE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (ENGLISH) EXAMINATION; OR
* A PASS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE HONG KONG
CERTIFICATE, THE HONG KONG CHINESE SCHOOL THE HONG KONG SCHOOL CERTIFICATE; OR
ENGLISH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE, OR
A KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH OF A STANDARD WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IS EQUIVALENT ΤΟ GRADE E IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS B) IN THE HONG KONG OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
CERTIFICATE
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GOVT ALL OUT TO SOLVE CROSS-BORDER CONGESTION
THE
EASE
GOVERNMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TO CONGESTION AND TO SPEED UP CLEARANCE TIMES AT THE WHICH IS BEING BILLED AS THE WORLD'S BUSIEST SINGLE CROSSING-POINT.
LO WU TERMINAL
THESE ARE IN ADDITION TO MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS ALREADY UNDER WAY.
CHI-WOOD SECRETARY FOR
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY REV THE HON FUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID THESE INITIATIVES WERE:
* SEPARATE IMMIGRATION COUNTERS
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS;
INTRODUCED
LAST YEAR FOR
THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME ENABLING PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD- HOLDERS TO CLEAR IMMIGRATION MUCH MORE EASILY;
EXTENSION OF THE OPENING HOURS OF LU WU TERMINAL BY ONE AND
HALF HOURS LAST YEAR. THE TERMINAL NOW OPERATES 16 HOURS A DAY FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM; AND
STARTING FROM AUGUST 1. THIS YEAR, ARRANGEMENT WILL BE ΤΟ ALLOW WITHOUT
MADE
TRANSITEES FROM CHINA TO STAY FOR SEVEN A VISA. THIS WILL ENABLE MANPOWER AT LO WU EMPLOYED ON PAPER WORK FOR ISSUING VISAS TO BE DEPLOYED DIRECT COUNTER DUTY, THUS REDUCING QUEUES.
DAYS
NOW
ΤΟ
FURTHER, MR ASPREY SAID, ADDITIONAL IMMIGRATION STAFF WOULD PROVIDED FOR LO WU LATER THIS YEAR BY REDEPLOYING SCREENING OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WAS COMPLETED.
HE SAID TWO-WAY PERMIT HOLDERS FROM CHINA PERMITTED TO USE ENTRY POINTS OTHER THAN LO WU.
BE STAFF AS THE
WERE ALREADY
/A LARGE