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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1991

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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT DIRECT APPLICATIONS

FROM PHILIPPINES FOR EMPLOYMENT

APPLICANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR HONG

ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS DIRECTLY HONG KONG EMPLOYERS TO THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, EFFECTIVE

FURTHER

THE NOTICE, FROM

(WEDNESDAY) UNTIL TOMORROW DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).

KONG EMPLOYMENT

VISAS

OR THROUGH THEIR

IMMIGRATION

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID FOR SECURITY

THE TO RESTRICT BRITISH EMBASSY IN MANILA CALLERS AT THE EMBASSY.

HAS DECIDED

REASONS, THE

NUMBER

OF

BUSINESS AS USUAL

"WE ARE AWARE THAT THE EMBASSY IS OPEN FOR BUT WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC AREAS," HE SAID.

EFFECTIVE TOMORROW,

EMPLOYMENT

VISA

APPLICATIONS

SHOULD BE THROUGH THEIR SUBMITTED IN THE FORM OF LETTERS BY POST DIRECTLY OR HONG KONG SPONSORS TO THE ENTRY VISA SECTION OF HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ON 7TH FLOOR, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO

THREE THE

SUBMIT

PASSPORT-SIZE THE PHOTOGRAPHS, COPIES OF THEIR PASSPORTS OR IDENTITY PAPERS, AND IN

OF LABOUR CASE OF DOMESTIC HELPERS AND WORKERS UNDER THE IMPORTATION

CONTRACT AND DETAILED ADDRESS OF SCHEME, A COPY OF THE THEIR HONG KONG SPONSORS.

NOTARIZED

GIVEN VISA PROMISSORY LETTERS

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE FOR PRESENTATION UPON ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG.

"THOSE

APPLICANTS

HAVE WHO APPLICATIONS TO THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PROCESSED IN THE NORMAL WAY.

•

ALREADY

VISA SUBMITTED THEIR MANILA WILL CONTINUE TO BE

"THOSE WHOSE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE RECEIVE A THE EMBASSY.

HONG KONG LETTER FROM

THE "THESE APPLICANTS MAY THEN TRAVEL TO HONG KONG AND PRESENT

VISA WILL BR EMBASSY LETTER TO THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS ON ARRIVAL. ENDORSED IN THEIR PASSPORTS IN HONG KONG," THE SPOKESMAN BXPLAINED.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID OTHER VISA AND

WILL

REMAIN

BY THE EMBASSY SUBMITTED IN THE NORMAL WAY.

UNCHANGED

AND

APPLICATIONS

CONSULAR SERVICES PROVIDED

SHOULD

BE

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED THAT APPLICANTS SHOULD FOR HONG KONG UNTIL THEIR VISAS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

THE

NOT EMBARK

PURPOSE

OF

TO

KONG HONG ΤΟ ENTER

FOR "A PERSON SEEKING EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE VISA WILL BE REFUSED PERMISSION LAND," HE WARNED.

FOR ENQUIRIES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY CALL OFFICE ON TEL. 824 6111 OR 829 3200 OF THE ENTRY VISA OFFICE HOURS.

THE INFORMATION SECTION DURING

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