CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 175

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Chairman: Is that the book that is still in use?

Mr. Tsui: This book is no longer in use.

So there is no objection to our having that to-nigh:7

A. Yes, sir.

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Mr. Drummond: Is there any fundamental difference between the old and

the new permits?

C airman The record of the new permits issued is now kept in the

books which we saw the two ladies keeping.

Wir. Forrest i The new permit is devised by the accountant-General to

be self-receipting. The old permit form is not aix required a

miscellaneous receipt. You have seen that form before, Mr. Taui?

Do you know how it came to your hands? This one starts at 18th

December or some morth -

of November.

Mr. Forresti

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You have seen that form before.

what do you call it?

I call it "return of immigration fees and passport fees" for

myself, I don't know what other people call it.

Where did you get this form from?

It was passed to me by the clerk, Mr. Yuen Tat Lau.

For what use?

He never asked me what to do with it but he only passed it to m

I did not know what it was for.

and I thought I had to do that,

Then I saw the heading of this

You followed the intention of the form, gathered from the headings?

Later you made a report t me about that form. What was your

raport?

I reported to you that it was quite difficult to keep.

Why?

Because there is not enough space for the receipt numers.

Why was that?

Because the permit numbers are not running.

Not in serial order. Therefore after a time it was abandoned?

Yes, sir.

You never saw the original from which this form was copied?

No, air.

A.

Chairman

Thank you, Mr. Taui.

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