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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1993
PERSONS WHO DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE RELEVANT CUT-OFF DATES WILL NOT BE ABLE ΤΟ TRAVEL ON BRITISH PASSPORTS BEYOND 1997. AN APPLICATION MADE AFTER THE FINAL DATE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED IF THE APPLICANT CAN SHOW THAT THERE ARE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH JUSTIFY HIS LATE APPLICATION.
A BN(0) LATE REGISTRATION APPEALS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN NOVEMBER то ADVISE THE GOVERNOR ON THOSE LATE APPLICATIONS REJECTED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.
TO SAVE TIME IN QUEUING UP AT IMMIGRATION OFFICES, ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO SEND IN THEIR APPLICATIONS BY POST OR MAKE USE OF THE DROP-IN BOX SERVICE.
DROP-IN BOXES ARE INSTALLED AT THE IMMIGRATION HEADQUARTERS AND BRANCH OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY,
PERSONS WHO ARE NOT HOLDING PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS, WHO HAVE LOST THEIR PREVIOUS PASSPORTS, OR WHO NEED THE PASSPORT FOR URGENT TRAVEL SHOULD APPLY IN PERSON.
THOSE ALREADY HOLDING BN(0) PASSPORTS, EITHER THE CONVENTIONAL HARD-COVER TYPE OR THE BURGUNDY RED MACHINE READABLE TYPE, NEED NOT APPLY AGAIN.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL IMMIGRATION OFFICES AND DISTRICT OFFICES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY TELEPHONE 824 1177 (ENGLISH) OR 824 1717 (CHINESE).
REAPPOINTMENT OF AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS RE-APPOINTED MR WONG PO YAN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS FOR A FURTHER TERM OF TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY.
FORTY-SEVEN SERVING MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE ALSO BEEN RE- APPOINTED FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
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THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WAS SET UP ON NOVEMBER 1 1991 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) SIGNED BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS.
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ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A FORUM WITHIN WHICH COMMUNITY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS DISCUSSED AND BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
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