TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1994
# THE WAYS OF ASSISTING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
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CORPORATION AND THEIR
UNDER THE TASK FORCE, THERE WILL BE TWO WORKING GROUPS ONE TO IDENTIFY AND EXAMINE POSSIBLE HOUSING SITES AND MEANS TO BRING THEM FORWARD FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THE OTHER TO CONSIDER MEASURES TO COUNTER SPECULATIVE PRACTICES IN THE PROPERTY MARKET.
IN THEIR DELIBERATIONS, THE TASK FORCE AND ITS TWO WORKING GROUPS WILL CONSIDER CAREFULLY VIEWS FROM LEGCO MEMBERS. CONCERNED GROUPS, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS, THE CONSUMER COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE TASK FORCE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ΤΟ THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
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HK SERVICEMEN'S WIVES AND WIDOWS GIVEN ENTRY GUARANTEF TO UK
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE HOME SECRETARY HAD AGREED TO A SPECIAL APRANGEMENT FOR THE WIVES AND WIDOWS OP HONG KONG SECOND WORLD WAR SERVICEMEN. GUARANTEEING THEIR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM WHENEVER THEY WISH,
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A PERSONAL ENTRY ENDORSEMENT IN THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS STATING THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ENTER THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR SETTLEMENT.
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THE HOME SECRETARY IS SENDING A FORMAL LETTER PERSONALLY TO FACH OF THE LAUIFS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
"THEY WILL HAVE SPROTAL ACCESS TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SO THAT. IF THEY WISH. THE ENTRY ENDORSEMENT ('AN BE MADE TO THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.
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THE HOME SECRETARY'S LETTER AND THE ENTRY ENDORSEMENT PROVIDE THE LADIES WITH ADDITIONAL CONFIRMATION THAT THEY MAY ENTER AND LEAVE THE UNITED KINGDOM WHENEVER THEY WISH AND THAT THEY MAY STAY THERE FOR AS LONG AS THRY LIKE,
"THEY WILL HAVE GUARANTEED ENTRY, WITH NO CONDITIONS OR LIMITS IMPOSED ON THEIR STAY. THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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TELS WILL MEFT THE LADIES' REQUEST FOR UNRESTRICTED ACCESS THE UNITED KINGDOM.
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