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NEW IMMIGRATION OFFICE OPENED IN SHAM SHUI PO
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A NEW IMMIGRATION BRANCH OFFICE WAS OPENED IN SHAM SHUI PO THIS MORNING TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITH ADEQUATE AND CONVENIENT IMMIGRATION FACILITIES IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBOURHOOD.
THE NEW OFFICE IS SITUATED AT E-H, SOUTH OCEAN BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, 286-300 CHEUNG SHA VAN ROAD, KOWLOON, AND WILL PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF IMMIGRATION SERVICES, AS ARE AVAILABLE AT OTHER EXISTING BRANCH OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
AT THE OPEING CEREMONY THIS MORNING, MR. WILLIAM COLLARD, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, NOTED IT WAS THE SIXTH BRANCH OFFICE OPENED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE OTHERS BEING AT MONG KOK, KWUN TONG, KENNEDY TOWN, SHAU KEI WAN AND YUEN LONG.
REFERRING TO THE DEPARTMENT'S FUTURE PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF MORE IMMIGRATION OFFICES, MR. COLLARD SAID: +VE HAVE ALSO DRAWN UP A LONG-TERM PROGRAMME FOR THE PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION FACILITIES, AS THE NEED ARISES, IN OTHER PARTS OF HONG KONG, SUCH AS THE NEW TOWNS AT SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN. WE ARE NOW PROVIDING A WEEKLY SERVICE AT CHEUNG CHAU, AND ARE ALSO INVESTIGAT- ING THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING OTHER OFFICES AT ABERDEEN AND TAI PO.+
THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY MR. WONG PING-HON, CHAIRMAN OF CHEUNG SHA WAN KAIFONG ASSOCIATION.
MR. WONG PRAISED THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT AND CONVENIENT IMMIGRATION FACILITIES AND SAID THE NEW OFFICE WOULD BE WARMLY WELCOMED BY THE DISTRICT'S RESIDENTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF THE FULL TEXT OF MR. COLLARD'S AND MR. WONG'S SPEECHES (ENGLISH AND CHINESE) ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE GIS PRESS ROOM, 6TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
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SHATIN VILLAGERS ACCEPT COMPENSATION
FOR REMOVAL OF GRAVES
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THE 20 FAMILIES LIVING IN KAU TO VILLAGE IN SHATIN HAVE FINALLY AGREED TO ACCEPT A GOVERNMENT OFFER OF COMPENSATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF GRAVES AND KAM TAP (BONE POTS).
THE REMOVAL OF THESE GRAVES AND POTS IS TO MAKE WAY FOR THE SHATIN RACE COURSE.
COMPENSATION TOTALLING SOME $200,000 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE VILLAGERS THIS (MONDAY) MORNING AT THE SHATIN DISTRICT OFFICE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE TODAY THANKED MEMBERS OF THE SHATIN RURAL COMMITTEE FOR THEIR HELP IN COORDINATING THE NEGOTIATIONS WHICH WENT ON FOR SOME THREE MONTHS.
THE VILLAGERS HAVE NOW AGREED TO REMOVE THEIR GRAVES AND POTS WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
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