NEW IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS
Tuesday, June 12, 1973
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Hong Kong residents intending to marry Thai women or who are
already married under Thai law are now required to obtain a visa for their
brides before entering Hong Kong.
In the past they could enter Hong Kong with a visa waiver and then
apply for permanent stay.
However a spokesman for the Immigration Department said today
this facility had been abused by some Thai women.
A number of cases had been detected recently by the immigration
authorities and the police where some Thai women had been involved in
immoral practices. In each case the woman involved had been sent back to
Thailand.
The spokesman said that the only sure way of curbing this practice
was to stop them from coming to Hong Kong in the first place. The new procedure
facilitates the screening of applicants before they arrive.
Applications for the entry visa can be obtained through the British
Embassy in Bangkok and will be referred to the Hong Kong immigration office
for action.
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