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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1993

HE ADDED THAT HOLDERS OF ADULT ICS WITH THE *** SYMBOL WHO NOW ENJOY THE ETS FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM CHINA AND MACAU WITHOUT USING THE RE-ENTRY PERMITS ARE, FROM THE SAME DATE, ALSO EXEMPTED FROM PRODUCING THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AT HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM OTHER PLACES.

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UNDER THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENT, THOSE WHO HOLD PICS OR ICS WITH SYMBOL WHO ARE AGED 18 OR OVER CAN TRAVEL TO AND FROM ALL PLACES WITHOUT PRODUCING THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AT HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO EXPLAINED THAT TRAVELLERS (BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN} USING THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS AT HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS ARE NOT REQUIRED ΤΟ FILL IN

ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS.

IN ADDITION, MINORS BELOW THE AGE OF 11 TRAVELLING BY SEA OR LAND ON HONG KONG PASSPORTS, CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY OR RE-ENTRY PERMITS ARE ALSO NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS BUT THIS PROCEDURE DOES NOT APPLY TO THESE MINORS WHO TRAVEL THROUGH THE AIRPORT.

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"TRAVELLERS NOT REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE PROPER AND VALID DOCUMENTS FOR THEIR DESTINATIONS." THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR FIRE SERVICES

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THE YEAR 1993 HAS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE FIRE SERVICES FOR IT MARKS ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MÅ PETER CHEUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF SOME 50 GRADUATED STATION OFFICERS AND FIREMEN AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL, MR CHEUNG SAID THE SERVICES HAÐ UNDERGONE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM ITS BEGINNING IN 1868.

"THE DEPARTMENT NOW HAS AN ESTABLISHMENT OF OVER 8.000 STAFF, A FLEET OF 258 FIRE APPLIANCES AND SEVEN FIRE BOATS EQUIPPED WITH MODERN AND SOPHISTICATED FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

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HE TOLD THE GRADUATES To KEEP ABREAST WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN FIRE FIGHTING AND FIRE PROTECTION SO AS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WELL AND TO UPHOLD THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

BRING A MEMBER OF THE SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS, MR CHEUNG SAID HE WAS PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THIS VERY ESSENTIAL SERVICE.

/HE WELCOMED