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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1990

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NEW VISA ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAIWANESE VISITORS SOON

THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS TO ARRANGEMENTS FOR VISITORS FROM TAIWAN, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, TOLD THE (WEDNESDAY).

SHORTLY INTRODUCE NEW VISA

THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

BARROW, MR ASPREY VISIT PERMITS SHOULD BE

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON MARTIN "WE SHALL BE PROPOSING THAT MULTIPLE AVAILABLE TO ALL TAIWANESE VISITORS.

SAID:

SUCH MULTIPLE VISIT PERMITS WOULD BE VALID FOR 12 MONTHS AND WOULD BE RENEWABLE IN HONG KONG, HE NOTED.

ARRANGEMENTS IS то MAKE IT MORE

TOURISTS FROM

ΤΟ TAIWAN

FOR

"THE PURPOSE OF THESE NEW CONVENIENT FOR BOTH BUSINESSMEN AND HONG KONG; AND AT THE SAME TIME TO REDUCE THE DEMAND DOUBLE VISIT PERMITS, AND HENCE THE WORKLOAD ON THE THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.

.

VISA

VISIT SINGLE AND SECTION OF

ACTION IN HAND TO TACKLE BEDSPACE APARTMENT PROBLEMS

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THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ACTION IS IN HAND ON SEVERAL FRONTS TO TACKLE PROBLEMS OF BEDSPACE APARTMENTS.

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG, MRS WONG SAID SINCE 1987 SPECIAL ATTENTION HAD BEEN PAID ΤΟ THE ENFORCEMENT OF SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND FIRE REGULATIONS IN SUCH APARTMENTS.

"IN PARTICULAR, A PILOT SCHEME HAS BEEN TARGETTING A LIMITED NUMBER OF BEDSPACE APARTMENTS TO ELIMINATE OVERCROWDING AND FIRE HAZARDS AND TO SEE WHAT IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO EXISTING CONTROL MECHANISMS TO ACHIEVE A MORE EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF CONDITIONS IN SUCH APARTMENTS," SHE SAID.

MRS WONG POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT CONCLUDED THAT FURTHER MEASURES WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER ΤΟ PUT IN PLACE A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CONTROL SO AS ΤΟ ENSURE THAT MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS COULD BOTH BE EFFECTED AND MAINTAINED.

"THE FEASIBILITY OF SUCH A SYSTEM, POSSIBLY IN THE FORM OF A LICENSING SCHEME FOR SUCH APARTMENTS, IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY GOVERNMENT,' SHE ADDED.

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/MEANTIME, MRS