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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1994

NO TAIWANESE REFUSED ENTRY VISAS

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THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

ASPREY,

SAID TODAY THAT NO TAIWANESE HAD BEEN REFUSED ENTRY VISAS TO VISIT HONG KONG DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS.

FREDERICK FUNG, MR IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SAID ALL VISITORS FROM TAIWAN, INCLUDING TAIWANESE OFFICIALS, HONG KONG IN THEIR PRIVATE CAPACITY.

HE

ASPREY VISITED

PERMITS

SAID THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR VISIT TAIWANESE OFFICIALS WAS 723 IN 1991, 580 IN 1992, 802 IN 1993 AND IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1994. NONE WERE REFUSED.

MR ASPREY NOTED THAT ALL TAIWANESE VISITORS COULD KONG ON MULTIPLE VISIT PERMITS VALID FOR ONE OR TWO YEARS.

FROM 177

ENTER HONG

MORE WORKING

THE PROCESSING TIME FOR FIRST APPLICATION WAS NORMALLY NO THAN SEVEN WORKING DAYS, AND FOR APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL TWO DAYS.

THE PRESENT PROCEDURES, WHICH ALLOW FOR THE ISSUE OF VISIT PERMITS, WERE INTRODUCED IN 1990.

MULTIPLE

THEM

++

"THEY HAVE BEEN WELL-RECEIVED AND ARE WORKING UNDER REGULAR REVIEW, BUT HAVE NO PLANS AT THEM. MR ASPREY SAID.

WELL. PRESENT

WE KEEP ΤΟ CHANGE

HELP TO CHINESE IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN SCHOOL

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL SOON ISSUE A CIRCULAR TO ADVISE

HEADS SCHOOL

AND TEACHERS ON ASSISTING CHINESE IMMIGRANT CHILDREN JOINING LOCAL SCHOOLS.

IN THE CIRCULAR, SCHOOLS WILL BE ADVISED TO ENCOURAGE ΤΟ LIAISE CLOSELY WITH THE PARENTS OF IMMIGRANT CHILDREN, SENIOR PUPILS TO HELP LOOK AFTER THEM, AND TO INTEGRATE SOCIALLY THROUGH EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

TO

ENCOURAGE THEM

TEACHERS ASSIGN ΤΟ

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR W K LAM, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHEUNG MAN- KWONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ALL OF

MR LAM SAID: "THE DEPARTMENT ALREADY PROVIDES PERSONAL

ΤΟ ASSISTANCE

PARENTS IN THE EARLY PLACEMENT

SCHOOL-AGE IMMIGRANT CHILDREN.

ARRANGING

"DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS HELP THOSE PARENTS WHO NEED SUCH ASSISTANCE TO CHOOSE SCHOOLS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, INCLUDING SCHOOL INTERVIEWS,

/"SCHOOLS THEN