XN000022-1977-03-24 — Page 4

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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1977

BROADCAST OF JOBS FOR SEAMEN

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JOBS AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THROUGH THE SEAMEN'S RECRUITING OFFICE OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ARE BROADCAST OVER THE CHINESE SERVICE OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SEAMEN'S RECRUITING OFFICE SAID TODAY THAT THE BROADCASTS WERE MADE SHORTLY AFTER 11 P.M. DAILY, EXCEPT SATURDAYS.

HE EMPHASISED, HOWEVER, THAT DUE TO THE LIMITED BROADCASTING TIME AVAILABLE NOT ALL THE VACANCIES COULD BE BROADCAST.

+ IN VIEW OF THIS, A TRIP TO THE SEAMEN'S RECRUITING OFFICE MAY BE ADVISABLE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

EARLY APPLICATION FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS URGED

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LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO TRAVEL TO CHINA OR MACAU DURING THE CHING MING FESTIVAL OR THE EASTER HOLIDAYS ARE URGED TO MAKE THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS NOW SO AS TO AVOID LAST-MINUTE RUSH.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT EARLY APPLICATION WAS ADVISABLE AS LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WENT TO CHINA AND MACAU DURING THESE PERIODS EVERY YEAR.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT MORE AND MORE HONG KONG PEOPLE TENDED TO SPEND THEIR LONG HOLIDAYS OUTSIDE HONG KONG THESE DAYS.

HE SAID THAT DURING THE TEN-DAY PERIOD OF THE LAST CHINESE NEW YEAR (FEBRUARY 15 TO 24), A TOTAL OF 610,000 TRAVELLERS, INCLUDING TOURISTS, PASSED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTROL POINTS.

THIS REPRESENTED SOME SIX PER CENT OF LAST YEAR'S TOTAL TRAFFIC OF 10.6 MILLION.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE HIGHEST FIGURE RECORDED IN A SINGLE DAY WAS 72,000 ON FEBRUARY 21, ABOUT THREE TIMES THE NORMAL DAILY FIGURE OF 25,000.