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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1976

LADY MACLEHOSE VISITS LEATHER

GARMENT FACTORY

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LADY MACLEHOSE PAID AN HOUR-LONG VISIT TO A LEATHER GARMENT FACTORY IN KWUN TONG THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING.

SHE WAS JOINED BY LADY BRYAN, WIFE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ANGLO-HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, SIR PAUL BRYAN, WHO IS HERE ON AN EIGHT-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT.

THE FACTORY VISITED TODAY IS JARDINE WICKING LTD., SITUATED AT NO. 4 HUNG TO ROAD. IT PRODUCES LEATHER JACKETS AND COATS OF SUEDE, SHEEPSKIN, GOATSKIN, PIG SKIN, LEATHER AND TEXTILE FABRICS. ITS PRINCIPAL MARKETS ARE THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND HONG KONG IN THAT ORDER.

LADY MACLEHOSE AND LADY BRYAN WERE ACCOMPANIED BY MR. NICHOLAS YEK, PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER OF THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE MET ON ARRIVAL AT THE FACTORY BY THE MANAGER AND ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER, MR. MICHAEL SCHAPIRA AND MR. EDMUND LEUNG.

LADY BRYAN, WHO SHOWED GREAT INTEREST IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, INDICATED AT THE END OF TODAY'S VISIT THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO VISIT ANOTHER GARMENT FACTORY.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS

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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE INTRODUCING A NEW TYPE OF ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS NEXT MONTH WITH THE COMPUTER ISATION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RECORDS OF PASSENGER MOVEMENTS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: +STARTING FROM OCTOBER 1, ALL PASSENGERS PRESENTED FOR IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE NEW CARDS WHICH ARE PRINTED ON TWO-FOLD NO-CARBON-REQUIRED PAPERS.+

+ON ARRIVAL, PASSENGERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL IN ONLY TRANSPORT DETAILS ON THE ARRIVAL PORTION OF THE NEW FORM. WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY ONLY HAVE TO SIGN ON THE DEPARTURE PORTION WHICH WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN ATTACHED TO THEIR PASSPORTS,+ HE EXPLAINED.

+HOWEVER, TRAVELLERS TO AND FROM MACAU WILL ONLY NEED TO COMPLETE A SMALL PORTION OF THE NEW ARRIVAL/ DEPARTURE CARDS WHICH ARE PRIMARILY BASED ON THE FORMAT OF TICKET STUBS PRESENTLY REQUIRED, HE ADDED.

COMMENTING ON THE ARRANGEMENT. THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +THESE NEW PROCEDURES SHOULD RESULT BOTH IN A MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM OF MOVEMENT RECORDS AND MORE CONVENIENT AND FASTER PROCESSING OF PASSENGERS AT THE CONTROL POINTS.+

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