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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1990

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FC APPROVES PROPOSED RESTRUCTURING OF IMMIGRATION SERVICE GRADES

SERVICE GRADES

FOR A SPOKESMAN

THE

IMMIGRATION THE PROPOSED RESTRUCTURING OF THE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY

COMMITTEE, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE

THE FINANCE

THE CREATION OF A NEW CHIEF FILE GRADE TO UNDERTAKE CARRIED OUT BY ASSISTANT

RESTRUCTURING INVOLVES IMMIGRATION ASSISTANT RANK IN THE RANK AND

THE RESPONSIBILITIES CURRENTLY MOST OF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.

"THESE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE PERFORMANCE OF IMMIGRATION ARRIVAL CLEARANCE DUTIES AT THE AIRPORT AND PROCESS FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT, VIŠAS AND EXTENSION OF STAY,

OF APPLICATIONS THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE "ON COMPLETION OF

RESTRUCTURING EXERCISE, THE EXISTING WHEN INCUMBENTS ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICER RANK WILL BE ABOLISHED

RANK ARE IN THIS

LEAVE THE TRANSFERRED

SERVICE.

REGRADED,

PROMOTED,

OR

GRADE WOULD

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE ENTRY RANK FOR THE OFFICER

AFTER BE AT THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER RANK

THE ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICER RANK WAS ABOLISHED.

GROWING

STAFF,

SERVICES AND THE 'TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR COMPLEXITY OF IMMIGRATION WORK, AND TO OPTIMISE THE USE OF ALL

DUTIES COMPLEX

FROM THE DEPARTMENT HAS PROPOSED TO DEVOLVE THE LESS

RANK AND THE LOWER END OF THE OFFICER GRADE TO THE HIGHER END OF THE FILE, HE SAID.

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"THIS WILL ALLOW THE OFFICERS TO CONCENTRATE ON THE RELATIVELY MORE IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX TASKS."

BECAUSE THERE WAS THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CHANGE WAS POSSIBLE

ENOUGH LEVEL NOW A POOL OF SENIOR IMMIGRATION ASSISTANTS WITH A HIGH OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO UNDERTAKE A LOT OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES CURRENTLY CARRIED OUT BY ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.

IN

A BILL TO INCORPORATE THIS NEW RANK

THE IMMIGRATION

THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE,

SERVICE ORDINANCE AND IMMIGRATION LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER REGULATIONS WAS PASSED IN THE

22,

1989.

IMMIGRATION ASSISTANTS WILL BE THE FIRST BATCH OF CHIEF POST AT THE AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 12 THIS YEAR.

IN

REORGANISATION WOULD CREATION OF

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THE HELP TO REDUCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROBLEMS AS THE THE NEW CHIEF IMMIGRATION ASSISTANT RANK WOULD ENHANCE THE JOB CONTENT AND CAREER PROSPECTS OF THE RANK AND FILE.

**THE ABOLITION OF THE ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICER

CANDIDATES TO JOIN THE ALSO ATTRACT MORE BETTER QUALIFIED GRADE OF THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE, HE ADDED.

RANK WILL

OFFICER

F

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