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SUNDAY,

MAY 30, 1993

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DATE SET FOR FIFTH ROUND OF ELECTION TALKS

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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH EMBASSY BEIJING AT 1600 HOURS TODAY (SUNDAY).

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THE BRITISH SIDE AND THE CHINESE SIDE HAVE AGREED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, SIR ROBIN MCLAREN, BRITISH

CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, AND THE

GOVERNMENT

MR REPRESENTATIVE, JIANG ENZHU, VICE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

BEIJING BETWEEN WILL HOLD THEIR FIFTH ROUND OF TALKS IN JUNE 1993 ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS IN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, OF CONVERGENCE WITH THE BASIC LAW AND THE RELEVANT UNDERSTANDINGS REACHED BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA.

CHINA, 14 AND 16 HONG KONG THE PRINCIPLE AGREEMENTS AND

EASY TRAVEL SCHEME TO BENEFIT JUVENILE RESIDENTS

PUBLIC

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED THE THAT THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME (ETS) WOULD BE EXTended то BENEFIT CHILDREN OF THE AGE OF 11 TO 17 HOLDING HONG KONG PERMANENT CARDS (PICS) OR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS (ICS) WITH THE SYMBOL.

ADULTS HOLDING ICS WITH THE *** SYMBOL WILL ALSO BE FURTHER FACILITIES UNDER THE ETS.

IDENTITY OR R

PROVIDED

JUVENILE THEIR

"WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 1, 1993, THESE CATEGORIES OF RESIDENTS CAN SIMPLY USE THEIR IDENTITY CARDS WITHOUT PRODUCING RE-ENTRY PERMITS OR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AT HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS FOR JOURNEYS TO AND FROM ALL PLACES INCLUDING CHINA AND MACAU, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

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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.

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

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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO EXPLAINED THAT TRAVELLERS (BOTH ADULTS CHILDREN) USING THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS AT HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS WERE NOT REQUIRED ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS.

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