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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1992

TWO-WAY PERMIT HOLDERS 2,553 IN 1991, AND

WHO IN

THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN TO ACQUIRED

3,256 THIS STATUS WAS 1,606 IN 1990, THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

MR ASPREY SAID: "WE ALLOW TWO-WAY PERMIT VISITORS TO OVERSTAY THEIR PERMITS ONLY WHERE THERE ARE VERY SPECIAL OR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE PREGNANCY."

BUT IF A PERSON WAS PHYSICALLY UNFIT TO TRAVEL BACK TO CHINA, INCLUDING BECAUSE OF A VERY ADVANCED STAGE OF PREGNANCY, APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF STAY WOULD BE GRANTED, HE ADDED.

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PUBLIC PROCESSION INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE

INFORMATION LEAFLETS ON HOW TO APPLY FOR A PUBLIC PROCESSION LICENCE OR TO NOTIFY THE POLICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT DISTRICT OFFICES, POLICE STATIONS AND THE POLICE LICENSING OFFICE.

THE ADVICE WAS GIVEN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HION LEE WING-TAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO APPROACH OFFICERS AT POLICE STATIONS OR THE POLICE LICENSING OFFICE TO MAKE ENQUIRIES.

AS WITH OTHER FORMS AND PROCEDURES, MR ASPREY SAID: **WE HAVE KEPT THOSE FOR PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES UNDER REVIEW TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AS USER-FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE.

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AT PRESENT, THE GOVERNMENT IS REVIEWING PART III OF THE PUBLIC ORDINANCE WHICH CONCERNS THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC MEETINGS, PROCESSIONS AND GATHERINGS.

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"I EXPECT THAT PROCEDURES FOR SUCH EVENTS WILL BE SIMPLIFIED AS A RESULT OF THIS REVIEW, MR ASPREY SAID.

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