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Monday, May 29, 1972

NEW IMMIGRATION BRANCH OFFICES PLANNED

For Convenience Of The Public

The Immigration Department will be setting up a branch office

in Mong Kok sometime in July this year to augment its present facilities.

Plans are to set up another branch office in Kwun Tong, following

the opening of the Mong Kok office, before the end of the year.

There will be a further office in the Western District on Hong

Kong Island next year and the next on the list will be in Shaukiwan.

These new branches are necessary to cope with increased demand

for travelling documents, for it has been estimated that the department's

work in issuing these documents has increased by 40 per cent since 1969.

The well-distributed offices will also be readily accessible

and will remove congestion at the present offices and save travelling

time by the public.

There are at present eight Immigration offices, three of which

are on Hong Kong Island and three in Kowloon.

of the two in the New Territories, the one in Tsuen Wan was

only opened in September, 1970.

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