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TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1990

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IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES ON TAIWAN APPLICATIONS FURTHER STREAMLINED

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WITH THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT

WILL NO LONGER BX IMMEDIATE EFFECT COPIES OF TAIWAN CENSUS PAPERS

VISIT HONG REQUIRED WHEN TAIWAN RESIDENTS APPLY FOR ENTRY PERMITS TO KONG.

THE

"THIS NEW ARRANGEMENT AIMS AT FURTHER STREAMLINING

ON REQUIREMENT

ENTRY PERMIT APPLICATIONS BY EXISTING DOCUMENTARY TAIWAN RESIDENTS," A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

"FROM NOW ON, APPLICANTS

TAIWAN IDENTITY

APPLICATIONS.

ARE

CARDS

AND TAIWAN

ONLY

TO COPY REQUIRED

THEIR EXIT PERMITS TO SUPPORT THEIR

AIRLINE OPERATORS,

HE SAID.

"WE HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN TO THE AUTHORISED AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION ABOUT THIS CHANGE,

THE

FOR WAYS AND MEANS IN GOVERNING THE VISIT

TRAVELLING

NEEDS

"WE WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORT TO LOOK

EXISTING PROCEDURES FURTHER STREAMLINING APPLICATION FROM TAIWAN TO FACILITATE THE INCREASED OF TAIWAN RESIDENTS," HE ADDED.

DEC-FEB UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS RELEASED

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RATE

BOTH THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT REMAINED STABLE AT RELATIVELY LOW LEVELS DURING THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1989 FEBRUARY 1990.

THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT INDICATE THAT THE LABOUR MARKET WAS STILL GENERALLY TIGHT.

HOWEVER, SOME SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT WAS NOTED WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR DECEMBER 1989 FEBRUARY 1990 WAS 1.5 PER CENT COMPARED WITH 1 .3 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING NOVEMBER 1989 AND 1.2 PER CENT CORRESPONDING PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER.

FOR THE

THE INCREASE OF 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER THE PRECEDING THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS STATISTICALLY NOT SIGNIFICANT WHILE THE INCREASE OF 0.3 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER IS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.

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