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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1988

EASY TRAVEL SCHEME TO OPERATE AT NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL

THAT THE THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY)

WILL SCHEME

BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE EASY TRAVEL

NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL IN TS1M SHA TSUI WHICH

ON OPERATIONAL BECOME

NOVEMBER 8.

"UNDER THE SCHEME, HOLDERS

WOULD

OF HONG KONG

PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS WITH WHEN

CARDS, AGED 18 OR OVER, AND HOLDERS OF HONG KONG IDENTITY *** SYMBOL WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM PRODUCING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

THE A SPOKESMAN FOR LEAVING OR ARRIVING AT THE TERMINAL SAID.

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KONG IDENTITY "TRAVELLERS USING HONG

TO CLEARANCE AT THE TERMINAL DO NOT HAVE CARDS AS AT OTHER COMPUTERISED CONTROL POINTS.

DEPARTMENT

CARDS FOR IMMIGRATION COMPLETE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE

REMINDED THAT

THEY SHOULD BE PROPERLY

HAVE

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"BUT TRAVELLERS ARE DOCUMENTED FOR CHINA," HE SAID.

THE NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL, AT 33 CANTON ROAD, WILL IMMIGRATION COUNTERS TO FACILITATE TRAVELS TO AND FROM CHINA.

CHINA

ΤΟ THE FERRY SERVICES WITH ITS OPERATION ON NOVEMBER 8,

FERRY TERMINAL CURRENTLY PROVIDED AT THE TAI KOK TSUI PIER AND CHINA IN CENTRAL WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW TERMINAL.

THE FERRY SERVICE TO SHEKOU, HOWEVER, WILL BE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL WITH EFFECT FROM THE SAME DATE.

OPERATED AT THE

THEIR HONG KONG THE SPOKESMAN SAID TRAVELLERS WHO DO NOT USE

TERMINAL SHOULD PRODUCE IDENTITY CARDS WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE NEW TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND COMPLETE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS.

WHOSE "ALL CHILDREN UNDER 18 AND ADULTS

IDENTITY CARDS HAVE EXEMPTED BEEN PERFORATED, DEFACED, LOST, INVALIDATED OR THOSE WHO ARE

OBTAINING IDENTITY FROM

CARDS SHOULD TRAVEL ON PROPER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE CONTROL POINTS.

то COMPLETE WHO DO NOT YET

"TO HELP REDUCE WAITING TIME, PARENTS ARE ADVISED ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN HAVE IDENTITY CARDS," HE SAID.

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