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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1987

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EASY TRAVEL SCHEME IN OPERATION MAY 1

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THE FIRST PHASE OF THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME (ETS) WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL ON MAY 1.

THE SCHEME IS THE RESULT OF THE GRADUAL COMPUTERISATION OF ALL HONG KONG'S IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS.

UNDER THE SCHEME, TRAVELLERS USING THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD (HKIC) AT THE COMPUTERISED IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO FILL IN ARRIVAL -DEPARTURE CARDS.

HOLDERS OF IDENTITY CARDS BEARING THE '***' SYMBOL WILL FURTHER BENEFIT FROM THE SCHEME BY BEING EXEMPTED FROM REQUIRING A HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT INITIALLY FOR JOURNEYS TO AND FROM MACAU, AND LATER FÖR JOURNEYS TO AND FROM CHINA VIA ENTRY-EXIT POINTS.

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+IF YOUR 1.D. CARD HAS THREE ASTERISKS ON IT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM MACAU VIA MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AND SHAM SHUI PO PIER WITHOUT HAVING TO OBTAIN A RE-ENTRY PERMIT AND IT WON'T BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO FILL IN ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE CARDS WITH EFFECT FROM MAY 1,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

+THIS SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT MACAU FERRY TERMINAL

AND SHAM SHUI PO PIER ONLY AT THIS STAGE, HE ADDED.

HE STATED THAT THE ETS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR PHASES

IN LINE WITH THE COMPUTER INSTALLATION SCHEDULE.

PHASE

DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS PHASES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS

DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION

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MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AND SHAM SHUI PO PIER

MAY 1, 1987

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2

LO WU AND HUNG HOM TERMINALS

AUGUST 1, 1987

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MAN KAM TO AND SHA TAU KOK TERMINALS

NOVEMBER 1 1987

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HONG KONG AIRPORT

MID 1988

SHA TIN-MEI SHA AND

MID 1989

HONG KONG-CHINA TERMINALS

LOK MA CHAU TERMINAL

MID 1989

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE ***** SYMBOL PRINTED ON IDENTITY CARDS INDICATES THAT THE HOLDER IS A CHINESE HONG KONG RESIDENT AGED 18 OR ABOVE WHOSE STAY IN HONG KONG IS NOT LIMITED BY THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND WHO DOES NOT HOLD A FOREIGN TRAVEL DOCUMENT.

/+ALL CHILDREN