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"IN FACT, NONE OF THE THREE CASES REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WERE KNOWN TO HAVE CONTRACTED THE INFECTION FROM DEMOLITION CONSTRUCTION SITES, MR BLAKE SAID.
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MR BLAKE SAID DESIGN PRECAUTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN ΤΟ ELIMINATE POSSIBLE SOURCES OF THIS DISEASE FOR ALL AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SINCE JANUARY 1990.
FRESH WATER, WHICH IS MORE PRONE TO THE RISK OF LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE THAN SALT WATER, IS NOT USED IN NEW AIR-CONDITIONING IN GOVERNMENT PROJECTS.
HE SAID THE
SYSTEMS
ADMINISTRATION ISSUED A LEAFLET ENTITLED "UNDERSTANDING LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE AND ITS PREVENTION" TO THE PUBLIC IN LATE LAST YEAR.
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THIS WAS ALSO SENT BY THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS TO MEMBERS, AMONG WHOM WERE THOSE IN BUILDING SERVICE RELATED DISCIPLINES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR-CONDITIONING OF LOCAL BUILDINGS.
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MULTIPLE VISIT PERMIT SCHEME WELL-RECEIVED BY TAIWANESE
TAIWANESE VISITORS HAVE WELL-RECEIVED A SCHEME THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ENTER HONG KONG ON MULTIPLE VISIT PERMITS VALID FOR TWO YEARS, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE SAID THE SCHEME WAS MORE LIBERAL THAN THAT OFFERED TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS BY THE TAIWAN AUTHORITIES.
THE PROCESSING TIME FOR FIRST APPLICANTS NORMALLY TAKES NO MORE THAN SEVEN WORKING DAYS, WHILE APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL CAN BE COMPLETED NORMALLY WITHIN TWO WORKING DAYS.
"WE SHALL CONTINUE TO KEEP THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES UNDER REVIEW, HE TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN A WRITTEN REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAN-KWONG.
SINCE SEPARATE IMMIGRATION FIGURES ON TAIWANESE PUBLIC SERVANTS WERE MAINTAINED IN JULY 1990, SEVEN APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY INTO HONG KONG HAVE BEEN REFUSED, ALL IN 1990; THERE WERE NONE IN 1991, 1992 NOR
1993.
MR ASPREY SAID SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CONSIDERING VISA APPLICATIONS WERE:
* WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS A BONA FIDE VISITOR;
* WHETHER THERE IS AN ADVERSE RECORD AGAINST THE APPLICANT;
* WHETHER THERE IS DOUBT ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE
DOCUMENTS PRODUCED; AND
* WHETHER THE APPLICANT HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED
INFORMATION.
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