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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1975.

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THREE SENJOR IMMIGRATION OFFICERS RECRUITED FROM U.K.

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THE IMMIGRATI V DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY RECRUITED THREE EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION OFFICERS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN ITS DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.

TWO HAVE ALREADY TAKEN UP THEIR POSTS IN THE DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE MR. PAUL SLEIGHTHOLME WHO ASSUMED DUTIES AS CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE ALIENS SECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS DIVISION LAST MONTH, AND MR. TOM PETERS WHO TAKES UP THE POST OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER IN THE SAME DIVISION LATER IN THE MONTH.

THE THIRD RECRUIT, MR. DON OWEN WILL BE FLYING TO HONG KONG ON JANUARY 22 TO TAKE UP THE POST OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER IN THE CONTROL DIVISION.

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ALL THREE HAVE WIDE IMMIGRATION WORKING EXPERIENCE BEHIND

MR. SLEIGHTHOLME HAS BEEN WITH THE BRITISH IMMIGRATION SERVICE FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS BEFORE HE WAS ATTACHED TO BRITISH CONSULAR OFFICES IN BOMBAY, LAHORE, NEW DELHI AND MADRAS. DURING HIS SERVICE WITH THE BRITISH IMMIGRATION SERVICE, HE WAS ENGAGED IN IMMIGRATION CONTROL WORK AT DOVER, AND OTHER SEAPORTS AND AIRFIELDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG, MR. SLEIGUTHOLME WORKED AT LONDON'S HEATHROW AIRPORT WHERE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH NORMAL IMMIGRATION DUTIES AND TRAINING OF IMMIGRATION STAFF INCLUDING OFFICERS FROM HONG KONG.

MR. PETERS HAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS SERVICE WITH THE U.K. IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING STINTS AT HEATHROW AIRPORT, LYDD AIRPORT AND AT LEITH AND FOLKESTONE IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS. HE HAS ALSO BEEN ATTACHED TO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION IN PAKISTAN AS AN ENTRY CERTIFICATION OFFICER, AND MORE RECENTLY SERVED AT SCOTLAND'S GLASGOW AIRPORT IN CHARGE OF ALL IMMIGRATION STAFF. HIS LAST APPOINTMENT WAS AS AN INSPECTOR IN CHARGE OF TERMINAL TWO AT HEATHROW.

MR. OWEN HAS 22 YEARS WORKING EXPERIENCE BEHIND HIM. HE HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN IMMIGRATION CONTROL WORK AT LIVERPOOL, SOUTHAMPTON, NEWHAVEN AND HEATHROW AIRPORT,

HIS WORK IN DRITAIN HAS FOLLOWED DY ATTACHMENTS TO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION IN NEW DELHI AND NAIROBI FOR A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS. MORE RECENTLY, MR. OVEN HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF ALL IMMIGRATION TRAINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

DOTH MR. SLEIGHTHOLME AND MR. PETERO ARE HARRIED. MR. OWEN IS SINGLE.