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Saturday, June 30, 1973
BETTER IMMIGRATION FACILITIES FOR CHINESE VISITORS
The Immigration Department's Chinese (Visitors) Section and
the Macau Visit Section will be moving at the weekend into new and enlarged
premises on the 12th floor of International Building.
This is another step by the department to provide better services
to the public.
At present the Chinese (Visitors) Section and the Macau Section
are situated on the 14th and 11th floors respectively.
8.45 a.Ile
The new office of the two merged sections will open for business at
on Tuesday (July 3).
Since the Macau Visit Section will become part of the Chinese
(Visitors) Section, applicants wishing to obtain permits issued to
Macau residents for visits to Hong Kong should therefore call at the
new office after Saturday (June 30).
A new Overseas Visa Section will then be set up on the 11th
floor of International Building on Tuesday (July 3).
The new section will be responsible for the transaction of immigration
business presently dealt with by the Aliens, United Kingdom and Commonwealth
countries, Chinese, and British Passport sections,
As from Tuesday, applicants wishing to obtain entry certificates
or visas to the United Kingdom and other commonwealth countries are advised
to call at the new Overscas Visas Section.
/A spokesman
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