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THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1984

FURTHERMORE, THE INCREASES IN FEES FOR SERVICES WHICH ARE USED MORE OFTEN BY LOWER-INCOME RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN KEPT TO THE MINIMUM.

THE REVISED FEES FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

OLD FEE

NEW FEE

* ORDINARY PASSPORT (30 PAGES)

$120

$200

(VALID 10 YEARS)

*

JUMBO PASSPORT (92 PAGES)

$240

$400

*

ORDINARY VISA

$48

$85

*

TRANSIT VISA

$18

$55

*

ORDINARY CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY

$80

$140

(44 PAGES)

*

JUMBO CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY

$160

$280

(92 PAGES)

*

MULTIPLE RE-ENTRY PERMIT

$30

$50

(VALID 10 YEARS)

* SINGLE RE-ENTRY PERMIT

$6

$10

* ENTRY PERMIT

$50

$100

* VISITORS PERMITS FOR MACAU

RESIDENTS:

MULTIPLE JOURNEY (VALID 1 YEAR)

$30

$40

SINGLE JOURNEY

$15

$20

*

CHANGE OF CONDITION OF STAY OR EXTENSION OF LIMIT OF STAY

$65

$85

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE FEE FOR A CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY HAS BEEN SET AT ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THAT FOR A PASSPORT WHILE THE FEE FOR A MULTIPLE RE-ENTRY PERMIT IS ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THAT FOR A CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY.

THE FEE FOR REGISTRATION OF A MARRIAGE WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED BUT OTHER FEES CHARGED UNDER THE MARRIAGE ORDINANCE, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN INCREASED SINCE 1974, WILL BE DOUBLED. THESE RANGE AT PRESENT FROM $5 FOR A SIMPLE SEARCH FOR RECORD AT THE MARRIAGE REGISTRY TO $500 FOR A SPECIAL LICENCE.

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