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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1980

THE HON FRANCIS TIEN, SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. COMMENDED THE GOVERNMENT FOR ITS DETERMINATION AND EFFECTIVENESS TO HAVE THINGS DONE EXPEDITIOUSLY +WHERE THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION SO DEMANDS+.

HE STRESSED THAT THE AMENDMENTS CONTAINED IN THE BILL PROVIDE HIGHER PENALTIES NOT ONLY TO DETER QUOTA ABUSERS, BUT HELP TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE QUOTA CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH HAS JUST BEEN MODIFIED.

WHILE NOTING THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NO DOUBT IMPRESS UPON THE TRADE THAT THE INCREASED PENALTIES REFLECTED ITS EARNEST DETERMINATION TO DETER UNSCRUPULOUS TRADERS, MR TIEN FELT THAT THE ULTIMATE EFFECTIVENESS COULD ONLY BE ACHIEVED BY VIGILANT POLICING AIMED AT THE COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF SUCH TRADERS.

THIS, HE BELIEVED. IS THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING REPUTATION OF HONG KONG+.

RECRUITS URGED TO UPHOLD HIGH STANDARD

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MR LO TAK-SHING, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) URGED A GROUP OF GRADUATING IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT RECRUITS TO UPHOLD THE DEPARTMENT'S HIGH STANDARD OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

SPEAKING AT THEIR PASSING-OUT PARADE AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT PARADE GROUND MR LO SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD ACHIEVED A DESERVED REPUTATION FOR ITS HIGH STANDARD OF SERVICE IN SPITE OF VERY HEAVY PRESSURE IN RECENT MONTHS.

HE MAINTAINED THAT AT A TIME WHEN IMMIGRATION POLICIES WERE INCREASINGLY A MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST. THE IR PROPER EXECUTION BECAME A MATTER OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY.

+YOUR WORK CALLS FOR AN INCREASINGLY HIGH DEGREE OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCE, A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF EXTERNAL POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS AS WELL AS JUDGEMENT AND HUMANITY.

+YOU WILL SOON KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO ARRIVE AT FAIR DECISIONS, QUICKLY, FIRMLY BUT COURTEOUSLY, MR LO ADDED.

SEVENTY ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND 30 IMMIGRATION ASSISTANTS TOOK PART IN THE PASSING-OUT PARADE.

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