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PHASE III OF EASY TRAVEL SCHEME BEGINS

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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT PHASE III OF THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME WILL COMMENCE ON SUNDAY WHEN COMPUTERISATION OF THE IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS AT MAN

то SHA TAU KOK BECOMES OPERATIONAL.

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A TOTAL OF FOUR COMPUTERS, TERMINALS AT THE KIOSKS AND IMMIGRATION COUNTERS AT

KAM то AND SHA TAU KOK, HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, PROVIDING A MODERNISED SYSTEM TO FURTHER FACILITATE HONG KONG RESIDENTS TRAVELLING TO AND FROM CHINA.

"STARTING FROM SUNDAY, PASSENGERS USING THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS (HKIC) AT MAN KAM TO AND SHA TAU KOK WILL NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE CARDS. HOLDERS OF HKIC BEARING *** SYMBOL WILL FURTHER BENEFIT FROM BRING EXEMPTED FROM PRODUCING A HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT FOR JOURNEYS TO AND FROM CHINA VIA THESE TWO CONTROL POINTS.

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"HOWEVER, DRIVERS AND AUTHORISED PERSONNEL WHO ARE POSSESSION OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS BEARING VALID ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PASSING THROUGH THESE TWO CONTROL POINTS WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE SUCH DOCUMENTS", A SPOKESMAN FROM THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

HE REMINDED THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC THAT ALL CHILDREN BELOW 18 AND THOSE ADULT TRAVELLERS WHOSE HKIC'S HAVE BEEN PERFORATED. DEFACED, LOST OR THOSE WHO ARE EXEMPTED FROM OBTAINING HKIC $1 TRAVEL ON HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMITS OR OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS PASSING THROUGH ANY OF THE COMPUTERISED CONTROL POINTS.

"TO FACILITATE THEIR TRAVEL THROUGH CONTROL POINTS, PARB.Ti ARE ADVISED TO COMPLETE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE HKIC'S BEFORE PRESENTING THEMSELVES FOR IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE", HE ADDED.

REPRIEVE FOR YUNG SHUB AU MARICULTURISTS

MARICULTURISTS WHO HAD MOVED OUT OF THEIR ALLOCATED SITES IN THE THE YUNG SHUB AU FISH CULTURE ZONE FOLLOWING A MAJOR FISH KILL IN AREA IN JULY WERE TODAY (FRIDAY) GIVEN A TEMPORARY REPRIEVE PROSECUTION FOR CONTRAVENING THE MARINE FISH CULTURE ORDINANCE.

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THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (FISHERIES) OF THE AGRICULTURE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, DR CHRISTOPHER LEE, SAID THE DECISION AFTER A MEETING HELD THIS MORNING BETWEEN OMELCO AND SENIOR THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS OF THE CITY AND NEW TERE ADMINISTRATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.

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