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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993
THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR DEPLOYS GENERAL DUTIES TEAM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO PATROL CERTAIN AREAS WHERE FOREIGN HAWKERS TEND TO CONGREGATE.
A TOTAL OF ABOUT 1,000 ARRESTS OF FOREIGN HAWKERS WERE MADE BETWEEN 1990 AND MAY 1993.
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MEASURES TO PREVENT FALSE RESIDENCE BID
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ADEQUATE CHECKS WILL BE TAKEN TO EXPOSE ANY ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN OF ABODE IN HONG KONG ON JULY 1, 1997 BY FRAUDULENT MEANS FOR CHINESE CHILDREN WITH AT LEAST ONE PARENT WHO WAS A PERMANENT HONG KONG RESIDENT, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHIM PUI-CHUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ASPREY SAID DETAILED ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS WOULD HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL SUGGEST THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES SHOULD VERIFY THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP CLAIMED IN EACH APPLICATION AND PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE PARENT(S) FOR CHECKING WHETHER HE/SHE/THEY HAD PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS AT THE TIME OF THE CHILD'S BIRTH.
A FURTHER CHECK WILL BE CONDUCTED BY INTERVIEWING THE CHILDREN WHEN THEY ENTER THE TERRITORY TO CONFIRM THAT THEY ARE INDEED THE CHILDREN IN THE APPLICATION, HE SAID.
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MR ASPREY SAID: "STRICT PENALTIES FOR SUCH FRAUD ALREADY
UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE, A PERSON WHO MAKES A FALSE STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION TO AN IMMIGRATION OFFICER SHALL BE GUILTY OF AN OFFENCE, FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS LIABLE TO IMPRISONMENT FOR TO 14 YEARS.
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