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Tuesday, December 12, 1972

RE-ENTRY PERMIT APPLICANTS URGED TO APPLY NOW

To Avoid Lunar New Year Rush

The Director of Immigration, Mr. W.E. Collard, today advised

people requiring Hong Kong re-entry permits for travel to China or Macao

over the Lunar New Year holidays to apply now, while business is relatively

quiet, rather than to wait until January or early February and face the

inevitable delays and long queues at Immigration Department offices.

ile pointed out that over 250,000 local residents travelled to

Macao and China during the holidays last year and the figure may well

be much higher in 1973.

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A single journey re-entry permit costing only $2 is valid for

one journey to Macao or China and return to Hong Kong within six months

of the date of issue.

A multiple journey permit costing $10 is valid for any number of

journeys within five years from the date of issue.

There is therefore no need for anyone to wait until just before

Lunar New Year before applying.

Re-entry permits can be obtained now from the Immigration offices

in Central District (near the Macao Ferry Terminal), Causeway Bay, Tsimshatsui,

Mongkok, Kowloon City, Tsuen Wan and Sheung Shui - and from the mobile

Immigration Office which calls daily at remoter parts of the New Territories.

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