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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1987

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DB MEMBERS TOUR IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

IMMIGRATION

SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS VISITED THE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT'S PROCEDURES AND OPERATION,

THE VISIT WAS PART OF A PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED BY SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT ON COMPUTERISATION OF IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS WHICH WOULD FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME.

THE

THEY THEN TOURED THE DEPARTMENT'S ENTRY VISA, EXTENSION AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS SECTIONS AS WELL AS ITS INFORMATION OFFICE.

NT TAXIS BOUNDARY REVISED

SAI

THE PERMITTED OPERATING

AREA FOR

AM

NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS IN TOMORROW (SATURDAY), THE

KUNG WILL BE REVISED FROM 10 TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S DECISION IN MAY THIS YEAR NOT TO ALLOW NT TAXIS TO OPERATE IN THE NEW TOWNS OF MA ON SHAN AND JUNK BAY.

ROADS:

NT TAXIS WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THE FOLLOWING

* ANDERSON ROAD AND ALL ROADS LEADING FROM ANDERSON ROAD SOUTH

OF ITS JUNCTION WITH CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD;

* THE ROAD LEADING FROM CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD TO CLEAR WATER BAY FILM STUDIOS BEYOND A POINT 170 METRES FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD; AND

* ALL NEW ROADS LEADING FROM HANG HAU ROAD INTO JUNK BAY NEW

TOWN.

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