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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1976

REVISED FEES FOR IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS

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REVISED FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT COME INTO FORCE TOMORROW (FRIDAY, MARCH 12).

DETAILS OF THE REVISED FEES WILL BE SET OUT IN TOMORROW'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. THE MORE IMPORTANT CHANGES ARE AS FOLLOWS (THE OLD FEES ARE IN BRACKETS) :

NEW FEE

10-YEAR BRITISH PASSPORT

$120

($60)

10-YEAR CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY

$ 80

($50)

5-YEAR SEAMAN'S IDENTITY BOOK

$ 30

($15)

SINGLE HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT

$ 3

($ 2)

5-YEAR MULTIPLE HONG KONG

RE-ENTRY PERMIT

$ 15

($10)

EXTENSION OF STAY

$ 65

($30)

THE NEW FEES FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS HAVE BEEN KEPT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE SINCE THESE DOCUMENTS ARE USED BY MANY PEOPLE FOR JOURNEYS TO CHINA AND MACAU,

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT'S FEES HAVE REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE 1970, AND REVENUE NOW COVERS BARELY HALF THE COST OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC.

COMMENTING ON THE INCREASES, THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR. MARTIN ROWLANDS, SAID + REGRET THAT THESE INCREASES ARE NECESSARY, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS RIGHT THAT THE COST OF THESE SERVICES SHOULD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BE BORNE BY THOSE WHO USE THEM.+

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