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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1989

MOVE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF LEGCO ACTIVITIES

OF

THE

FUNDS WILL BE SOUGHT IN THE 1990-91 ESTIMATES FOR FURTHER PUBLICISING

FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

OF

THE PURPOSE THE

OF THIS TODAY

BY WEDNESDAY)

THE

THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD.

WILL

ACTIVITIES "IT IS HOPED THAT PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE COUNCIL'S

THROUGH SUCH

AND LEAD то EFFORTS BE ENHANCED

INCREASED SIR DAVID SAID IN A ATTENDANCE THROUGHOUT SITTINGS OF THE COUNCIL,' WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON MARTIN BARROW.

SIR DAVID SAID A BOOKING SYSTEM WAS IN OPERATION FOR THE CHAMBER'S PUBLIC GALLERIES.

SEATS IN

"THE SEATS ARE FULLY BOOKED FOR MOST SITTINGS OF THE COUNCIL.

"AS PEOPLE MAY LEAVE AT ANY TIME DURING A SITTING. THERE IS WAY OF TELLING WHEN SEATS WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON, SAID.

NO

** HE

ASSURANCE ON POST-1997 FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT

EXPATRIATES

TO

EMPLOYED IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997 WILL CONTINUE ENJOY THE EXISTING FREEDOM OF TRAVEL INTO AND OUT OF THE TERRITORY, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SIR

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON MIRIAM LAU, DAVID SAID THE FREEDOM TO TRAVEL INTO AND OUT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL

REGION (HKSAR) WAS A ADMINISTRATIVE

MATTER ADDRESSED BY VARIOUS

PROVISIONS IN THE JOINT DECLARATION.

DECLARATION, RIGHTS

AND

UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(5) OF THE JOINT FREEDOMS INCLUDING THOSE OF TRAVEL. MOVEMENT AND CHOICE OF OCCUPATION, WOULD BE ENSURED BY LAW IN THE HKSAR.

OTHER PROVISIONS WOULD ENABLE HOLDERS OF VALID TRAVEL DOCUMENTS то LEAVE THE

THE WITHOUT HKSAR

AUTHORISATION,

MIGHT GOVERNMENT

APPLY IMMIGRATION CONTROLS ON ENTRY, STAY DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN NATIONALS.

SPECIAL

BUT

SAR

AND

THE

SIR DAVID SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROVISIONS WAS EXISTING FREEDOMS OF TRAVEL INTO AND OUT OF HONG KONG TO UNCHANGED AFTER 1997.

ΤΟ ENABLE REMAIN

/"EXPATRIATES MAKE