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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1965

SIR DAVID VISITS IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON TOURED THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST TO SEE THE MANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

SIR DAVID, CURRENTLY ON A FAMILIARISATION TOUR OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WAS MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR, MR JAMES MURPHIE, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DIRECTORATE.

FOLLOWING A SHORT BRIEFING ON THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT, HE WAS SHOWN THE INFORMATION OFFICE WHICH HANDLEJ ENQUIRIES FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS SECTION, WHERE HE SAW THE PASSPORT-HANDLING ARRANGEMENTS AND THE NATIONALITY AND CONSULAR FACILITIES PROVIDED.

SIR DAVID WAS ALSO SHOWN THE EXTENSION SECTION, THE CROSS BORDER PERMIT OFFICE, THE ENTRY VISA SECTION AND THE TRAFFIC INDEX SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT.

THE ONE-AND-A-HALF HOUR VISIT ENDED WITH A BRIEFING BY THE DIRECTORATE STAFF.

CNTA BIDS ALBERT LAM FAREWELL

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THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR ALBERT LAM, WHO HAS BEEN CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE PROMOTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, WILL BE LEAVING THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION NEXT MONTH.

AT A DINNER YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) IN HONOUR OF MR LAM, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, PRAISED HIM FOR HIS DEVOTION AND HARD WORK DURING HIS YEARS IN THE CNTA.

MR LIAO NOTED THAT MR LAM DEDICATED MUCH OF HIS TIME IN THE PROMOTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

MR LAM JOINED THE FORMER HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN JUNE 1981. HE BECAME DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHEN THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITOR IES ADMINISTRATION WERE AMALGAMATED IN APRIL 1982.

MR LAM WILL GO ON LEAVE ON AUGUST 8, BEFORE HIS NEXT POSTING.

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