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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1992
BREN NOT
"DRAINAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS HAVE, SINCE DECEMBER 1990, REQUIRED OF ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION WILL BE GIVEN UNLESS SUCH DEVELOPMENTS WILL NOT AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING PROBLEM IN AREAS WITHIN DRAINAGE BASINS, HE SAID.
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ON THE TRAINING OF SHENZHEN RIVER, MR LEUNG SAID IT WAS A JOINT PROJECT
THE BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES AND HENCE INVOLVEMENT AND COOPERATION OF BOTH PARTIES WERE REQUIRED.
"ON THE SIDE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROJECT. DISCUSSIONS HAD BEEN HRLD WITH THE SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS BUT THERE IS FINAL CONCLUSION ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PROJECT, HE SAID.
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REVIEW COMPLETED ON VISA REQUIREMENTS
FOR FORMER SOVIET BLOC NATIONALS
THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMPLETED A REVIEW OF VISA REQUIREMENT9 NATIONALS OF THE FORMER SOVIET BLOC COUNTRIES.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN BARROW IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR ASPREY SAID CHANGES TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCEDURES AND REDUCE PROCESSING TIME WOULD BE INTRODUCED FROM FEBRUARY 1.
UNDER A VISA WAIVER AGREEMENT CONCLUDED WITH POLAND LAST YEAR, POLISH NATIONALS MAY NOW ENTER HONG KONG FOR BUSINESS OR TOURIST VISITS OF UP TO SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT VISAS.
HONG KONG RESIDENTS WITH BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES OR BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS MAY SIMILARLY WITHOUT VISAS.
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"WE ARE DISCUSSING RECIPROCAL VISA WAIVER ARRANGEMENTS WITH CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY, MR ASPREY SAID.
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HE ADDED THAT PENDING CONCLUSION OF SUCH AGREEMENTS, VISIT HONG KONG FOR BUSINESS OR TOURING COULD BE ISSUED ΤΟ NATIONALS OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS.
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REGARDING NATIONALS OF AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, BULGARIA, AND MONGOLIA, THEY MAY ALSO OBTAIN BOTH BUSINESS AND TOURIST VISAS FOR HONG KONG WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS.
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MEANWHILE, NATIONALS OF CAMBODIA, SOVIET UNION (INCLUDING THE BALTIC STATES) AND HONG KONG FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND TOURIST VISITS. WILL IN FUTURE BE SEVEN WORKING DAYS.
ROMANIA, THE FORMER VIETNAM CAN COME TO THE VISA ISSUING TIME
/MR ASPREY
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