WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1993
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LATE BNO APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED
THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION WILL CONSIDER SYMPATHETICALLY AND WITH FLEXIBILITY ALL LATE APPLICATIONS FOR BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS (BN(O)).
SECURITY,
THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR MR KEN WOODHOUSE, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HENRY TANG YING-YEN, MR WOODHOUSE SAID THE NUMBER OF LATE APPLICATIONS WAS LIKELY TO BE VERY SMALL.
"WE DO NOT THINK THAT THE NUMBER OF APPEALS WILL BE TOO LARGE FOR THE BN (0) LATE REGISTRATION APPEALS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HANDLE, HE SAID.
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MR WOODHOUSE SAID THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC FOR THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS AS IT WAS NOT COMPULSORY FOR BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS TO APPLY FOR BN (0) PASSPORTS.
HOWEVER, TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO WISH TO APPLY WILL DO IT IN TIME. HE SAID THE PHASED REGISTRATION PROGRAMME WAS PUBLICISED IN VARIOUS WAYS LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.
"WE WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLICITY PROGRAMME AND MONITOR ITS EFFECTIVENESS CLOSELY, ENHANCING ITS INTENSITY IF NECESSARY, HE SAID.
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AUTOPASS
GROWTH IN USE OF AUTO-TOLL
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A TOTAL OF 22,090 AUTOPASSES HAVE SO FAR BEEN ISSUED BY THE COMPANY LTD FOR USE AT THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
YOUNG, MR
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HOWARD BARMA SAID THE AUTO-TOLL SYSTEM WAS A PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE.
"IT IS FOR THE COMPANIES THEMSELVES TO DECIDE WHETHER TO INTRODUCE AUTO-TOLL SYSTEMS FOR THEIR TUNNELS.
"THEY THEN NEED TO SEEK THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR
TRANSPORT.
"THE VEHICLES SO EQUIPPED CAN USE THE AUTO-TOLL LANES AT BOTH THE CROSS HARBOUR AND ABERDEEN TUNNELS."
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