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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1987

EASY TRAVEL SCHEME PHASE TWO STARTS ON AUGUST 1

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BECOMES WHEN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME OPERATIONAL ON AUGUST 1, TRAVELLERS USING THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS WILL CARDS (HKIC) AT LO WU AND HUNG HOM

NOT BE REQUIRED TO FILL IN ARRIVAL-DEPARTURE CARDS.

+ "HOLDERS OF HKIC BEARING THE

SYMBOL WILL FURTHER BENEFIT FROM THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS SCHEME BY BEING EXEMPTED FROM REQUIRING A HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT FOR JOURNEYS TO CHINA VIA THE TWO CONTROL POINTS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

"AT THIS STAGE, WE WILL ONLY EXTEND THE SERVICE ΤΟ COVER LO WU AND HUNG HOM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS SIMPLIFICATION IN PROCEDURES IS THE RESULT OF THE GRADUAL COMPUTERISATION OF THE TEERITORY'S IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR PHASES FROM MAY 1.

AS

TO

BEEN IN

"THE FIRST PHASE WHICH PROVIDES SUCH SERVICE FOR TRAVELLERS

HAS MACAU AT THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AND SHAM SHUI PO PIER OPERATION SINCE MAY 1, 1987, HE SAID,

DETAILS OF SUBSEQUENT PHASES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PHASE

IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS

DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION

2

LO WU AND HUNG HOM TERMINALS

AUGUST 1, 1987

3

MAN KAM TO AND SHA TAU KOK TERMINALS

NOVEMBER 1, 1987

4

HONG KONG AIRPORT

MID 1988

SHA TIN

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MEI SHA AND HONG KONG

—

MID 1988

CHINA TERMINALS

LOK MA CHAU TERMINAL

MID 1989

ADULT THE SPOKESMAN SAID, "ALL CHILDREN AGED BELOW 18 AND SOME

PERMITS WHEN TRAVELLERS WILL STILL NEED TO OBTAIN HONG KONG RE-ENTRY TRAVELLING TO AND FROM CHINA AND MACAU.

"

HAVE BEEN

"THESE ADULT PERSONS INCLUDE THOSE WHOSE HKIC'S *** PERFORATED, DEFACED, LOST OR THOSE WHO ARE EXEMPTED FROM OBTAINING HKIC," HE SAID.

HE ADDED THAT

THE EXISTING

MAY IN THE

HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT CONTINUE TO BE USED WITHIN ITS VALIDITY AND CHILDREN INCLUDED PERMIT MUST TRAVEL WITH THE PRINCIPAL HOLDER.

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