WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1979
HK FIREMEN TAKE PART IN OAKLAND ATHLETIC EVENT
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A TEAM OF HONG KONG FIREMEN HAS BEEN SPECIALLY INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A CHARITY ATHLETIC EVENT IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, THIS SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 30).
+HONG KONG IS THE FIRST OVERSEAS TERRITORY TO BE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE EVENT, A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A LETTER OF INVITATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES MR. FRED WATSON, OAKLAND MAYOR LIONEL WILSON SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE LARGE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND IT WAS ONLY NATURAL THAT THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL INVITATION SHOULD GO TO HONG KONG,
THE HONG KONG TEAM, LED BY FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS STAFF OFFICER, MR. CHEUNG SHU-SHING AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OFFICER, MR. COLIN GREEN, LEFT FOR AMERICA TODAY.
THE SIX RUNNERS ARE DIVISIONAL OFFICER MR. T.D.C. GARDINER- STATION OFFICER, CHAN KWOK-WING- ASSISTANT STATION OFFICER LUI KIN-CHUNG AND FIREMEN WONG KIN-KEUNG, CHEUNG SHEK-ON AND LÂU CHI-HUE.
THE ANNUAL CHARITY EVENT, CALLED THE BRASS POLE RUN PERPETUAL TROPHY, ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BASE AREA ALONG WITH TEAMS FROM MANY AMERICAN FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
THE PROCEEDS FOR THIS EVENT ARE USED TO AID FIRE VICTIMS AND THE IR FAMILIES.
ADVICE TO APPLICANTS FOR UK PASSPORTS
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ADVISED APPLICANTS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM ISSUED BRITISH PASSPORTS TO FILE IN THE IR APPLICATIONS WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE ON WHICH THEY INTEND TO TRAVEL.
THE DEPARTMENT ACTS AS AN AGENT FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM IN RESPECT OF APPLICATIONS FOR U.K. ISSUED BRITISH PASSPORTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID, DUE TO THE SEASONAL INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR PASSPORTS ISSUED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR VACATION, DELAYS WERE EXPECTED.
+SUCH APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR TOOK
12 WEEKS OR MORE TO FINALISE, HE SAID.
+NORMALLY IT WOULD ONLY TAKE EIGHT WEEKS, HE ADDED.
HOWEVER HE SAID APPLICATIONS FOR BRITISH PASSPORTS ISSUED IN
HONG KONG ARE NOT AFFECTED.
+ THE PROCESSING TIME OF HONG KONG ISSUED BRITISH PASSPORTS REMAINS AT 10 WORKING DAYS, HE SAID.
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