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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1990

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NEW IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES ON ADMISSION OF FOREIGNERS

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT

KONG PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGNERS INTO HONG BE INTRODUCED ON JUNE 1 THIS YEAR.

NEW

WILL

TO HONG KONG FOR COMING FOREIGNERS AS FROM THAT DATE,

FOR RESIDENCE, EMPLOYMENT, INVESTMENT AND EDUCATION (OTHER THAN THOSE

ISSUED WITH ENTRY SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, ETC) WILL BE

AT PRESENT, INSTANCE. IN THE FIRST VISAS FOR A STAY OF 12 MONTHS THESE VISAS NORMALLY SPECIFY A STAY OF SIX MONTHS.

FOREIGN

(OTHER RESIDENTS

THAN

WORKERS

FOREIGN SPECIAL

STUDENTS, FOREIGN

UNDER THE ADMITTED DOMESTIC HELPERS AND CONTRACT

FOR UNCONDITIONAL SCHEME OF IMPORTATION OF LABOUR), MAY ALSO APPLY

KONG. UNDER THE STAY ON COMPLETION OF SEVEN YEARS RESIDENCE IN HONG

ON COMPLETION DO SO

OF NINE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS, THEY CAN ONLY YEARS' RESIDENCE HERE.

:

WILL NOT NORMALLY REQUIRE RESIDENTS FOREIGN CONCURRENTLY,

THAT THERE RE-ENTRY VISAS TO RESUME RESIDENCE IN HONG KONG, PROVIDED

AND THAT IS NO CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES SINCE THEIR LAST DEPARTURE

OF THEY RETURN TO HONG KONG WITHIN 12 MONTHS OR WITHIN THE LIMITATION STAY IMPOSED, WHICHEVER IS THE SHORTER PERIOD.

ΤΟ PERSONS NOT THE WAIVING OF RE-ENTRY VISAS DOES NOT APPLY

FOREIGN STUDENTS, FOREIGN DOMESTIC HOLDING A NATIONAL PASSPORT,

UNDER THE

SCHEME OF SPECIAL HELPERS AND CONTRACT WORKERS ADMITTED IMPORTATION OF LABOUR, ETC.

DEPARTMENT'S

"THESE MEASURES ARE INTRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THE CONTINUED EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE PROCEDURES AND ACHIEVE STAFF SAVINGS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

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EXPLANATORY

NOTES ON

THIS

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT'S INFORMATION

MATTER

OFFICE

ARE

AVAILABLE

ON LOCATED

FROM THE SECOND

THE

FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER II, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI (TEL. 824 6111).

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