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WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1993

THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED SEVEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CLEARANCE TIME IN 1991, NINE LAST YEAR AND FIVE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR.

OF THE 21 CASES, 16 INVOLVED PASSENGERS WHO HAD APPARENTLY BEEN REMAINING FIVE CLEARED IN LESS THAN THE 30-MINUTE TARGET TIME. THE CASES ALL OCCURRED DURING MID-DAY PEAK PERIODS.

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"IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAS NOW REVISED ITS MANNING PATTERN GIVE MAXIMUM COVERAGE DURING THOSE PERIODS," HE SAID.

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THE INTERNATIONAL

OF

CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION STANDARD

45 MINUTES FOR AIRPORT CLEARANCE OVERALL, IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE ALONE.

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BUT

NOT

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USE OF MOBILE TELEPHONE WHILE DRIVING IS DISCOURAGED

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THE PRACTICE OF USING MOBILE TELEPHONES WHILE DRIVING CAN CAUBR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, AND IS DISCOURAGED.

YEUNG

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR K Y A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON TANG SIU-TONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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MR YEUNG SAID IN THE ROAD USERS' CODE, MOTORISTS WERE TO STOP THEIR CARS IN A SAFE PLACE IF THEY WISHED TO USE THEIR TELEPHONES.

ADVISED

MOBILE

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USE

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"WHILE THERE IS NO LEGISLATION SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITING PRACTICE, MOTORISTS MAY BE PROSECUTED FOR CARELESS DRIVING IF THE OF A MOBILE TELEPHONE CAN BE SHOWN TO HAVE CAUSED A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, HE SAID.

THERE WERE TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS RECORDED IN 1991 AND THREE IN IN WHICH THE USE OF MOBILE TELEPHONES WHILE DRIVING WAS CONSIDERED A CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR.

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