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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1987
+ALL CHILDREN AGED BELOW 18 AND SOME ADULT TRAVELLERS WILL STILL NEED TO OBTAIN HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMITS WHEN TRAVELLING TO AND FROM CHINA AND MACAU.
+THESE PERSONS INCLUDE THOSE WHOSE HKIC *** HAVE BEEN PERFORATED, DEFACED, LOST OR THOSE WHO ARE EXEMPT FROM OBTAINING HKTC ***.+
HE ADDED THAT EXISTING HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT MAY CONTINUE TO BE USED WITHIN ITS VALIDITY BUT CHILDREN INCLUDED IN THE PERMIT MUST TRAVEL WITH THE PRINCIPAL HOLDER AT THE NON-COMPUTERISED CONTROL POINTS.
MORE COUNTRIES RECOGNISE BN(0) PASSPORT
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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK AND ITALY THAT THEY WILL RECOGNISE THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS AND THE PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT.
A SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE RECOGNITION OF THE BN(0) PASSPORT BY THESE COUNTRIES, ALL OF WHICH ARE POPULAR DESTINATIONS FOR HONG KONG TRAVELLERS,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS PARTICULARLY PLEASED IN BEING INFORMED THAT SWEDEN HAS DECIDED TO ABOLISH ENTRY VISA REQUIREMENT FOR VISITORS HOLDING BDTC AND, IN FUTURE, BN(0) PASSPORTS.
THE GOVERNMENT OF ITALY HAS DECIDED THAT THE PROVISION THAT NO VISAS ARE NECESSARY FOR BDTC PASSPORT HOLDERS FOR VISITS OF UP TO THREE MONTHS SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO BN(0) PASSPORTS.
NEW LEGCO VOTERS URGED TO REGISTER
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ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORS WILL BE CARRIED OUT FROM APRIL 15 TO MAY 6 TO TAKE IN NEW APPLICANTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE REGISTER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORS, ROLLED OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR, IS OPEN ANNUALLY DURING SPECIFIC PERIODS TO TAKE IN NEW APPLICANTS REGARDLESS WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS ANY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE YEAR.
/+ALTHOUGH 1987
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