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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1991

GOVT POLICY ON RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM

THE

TALKS WITH TO COMMENCE IS PREPARED GOVERNMENT

TO DISCUSS VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME TO ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RESUMPTION OF AIR SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG VIETNAM.

THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY,

THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN BARROW.

THE

THE

AND

TOLD

THE

WHEN REPLYING TO A

MR ASPREY SAID IT WAS DIFFICULT TO INDICATE WHEN SUCH MIGHT RESUME AT THIS STAGE.

SERVICES

AS REGARDS VISAS, MR ASPREY SAID THE REVIEWED ITS POLICY,

GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY

ΤΟ GRANT

WE HITHERTO,

VISAS ΤΟ ALL CATEGORIES HAVE GRANTED

OF

VISAS

ONLY

FOR

"WE ARE NOW PREPARED VISITORS FROM VIETNAM; BUSINESS VISITS.

"WE HAVE ALSO SIMPLIFIED THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ISSUE OF VISAS,

TWO WEEKS, RATHER THAN WHICH SHOULD IN FUTURE BE GRANTED IN ABOUT THE PREVIOUS ONE MONTH,

MR

ALSO ASPREY

WAS NOT AT PRESENT CONSIDERING THE OPENING OF A VIETNAMESE CONSULATE IN HONG KONG.

"

HE SAID.

SAID

THE GOVERNMENT

"HOWEVER, VIETNAM DOES HAVE AN UNOFFICIAL TRADE OFFICE IN

THAT AUTHORITIES VIETNAMESE KONG, AND WE HAVE INDICATED TO THE

VISA ISSUING FUNCTION, WOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS OFFICE TO HAVE A HE ADDED.

HONG WE

**

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT ZEBRA CROSSINGS ENSURED

VARIOUS

MEASURES ARE TAKEN BY

THE

GOVERNMENT

TO

ENSURE TRANSPORT, TODAY (WEDNESDAY)

THE SECRETARY FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT ZEBRA CROSSINGS, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG.

CONTROL) (TRAFFIC

REGULATIONS GAVE

HE SAID THE ROAD TRAFFIC PEDESTRIANS USING ZEBRA CROSSINGS PRECEDENCE OVER ANY VEHICLE.

"MOTORISTS CONTRAVENING THIS PROVISION COMMIT AN OFFENCE CARRIES A FIXED PENALTY OF $280 AND THREE DRIVING OFFENCE POINTS.

то OVERTAKE IN ZEBRA

WHICH

CONTROLLED

"MOTORISTS ARE NOT ALLOWED AREAS: THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENCE IS A $10,000 FINE AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT, HE SAID.

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/MR LEUNG