Monday, March 19, 1973
In the financial year 1971-72 the Section issued 28,804
passports. The figure for the first six months of 1972-73 totals 19,650 surpassing the number of passports issued in 1967-68.
The spokesman attributed the increased demand for passports
to the rising stendards of living and cheaper travel costs.
We have also made it easier to get a passport by doing away
with the need for a recommender and the requirement of a confirmed booking,'
he said.
Note to Editors: A tour of both the old and new offices of the British
Passport Section has been arranged for tomorrow, Tuesday (ilarch 20) at 3 p.m.
You are cordially invited to send a reporter and/or
Officers of the Section photographer to cover the tour.
will be on hand to answer questions.
Press representatives are asked to meet the Department's Public Relations Officer, Mr. J. Marshall at Room 1201, on the 12th floor of International Building in Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE ON MRS. WONG'S DEATH
The Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, today sent a message of
condolence to the family of the late Mrs. Mary Wong.
He said: "I am greatly shocked to learn the tragic news
of rs. Lary long's death. A social worker of pre-eminence and devotion and a sympathetic personality, she was a much loved and highly regarded leader of the community: Hong Kong will be a poorer place for the
passing of this very fine lady.
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