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GIS PRESS ENQUIRIES

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1993

OVERSEAS PUBLICITY FOR PHASED BN(0) REGISTRATION PROGRAMME

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ARRANGED DIFFERENT WAYS ΤΟ PUBLICISE OVERSEAS THE PHASED BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSBAS) (BN(0)) REGISTRATION PROGRAMME, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EDWARD HO IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ASPREY SAID THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE:

* REGULAR ADVERTISEMENTS ON THE TIMETABLE FOR REGISTRATION AND REMINDERS FOR EACH PHASE ARE PLACED IN NINE OVERSEAS CHINESE NEWSPAPERS AND. IN THREE HONG KONG MAGAZINES WHICH ARE VERY POPULAR AMONG OVERSEAS HONG KONG RESIDENTS;

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INFORMATION LEAFLETS ON THE PHASED REGISTRATION PROGRAMME HAVE BEEN SENT TO OVERSEAS BRITISH POSTS, UK PASSPORT OFFICES, THE UK IMMIGRATION SERVICE AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OVERSEAS OFFICES FOR DISSEMINATION TO HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY CITIZENS (BDTCS) ABROAD.

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN LONDON, GENEVA, WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, TORONTO AND TOKYO HAVE BEEN EMPHASISING THE PHASED REGISTRATION PROGRAMME IN THEIR CONTACTS WITH THE OVERSEAS HONG KONG COMMUNITIES;

RADIO TAPES ON THE PHASED REGISTRATION PROGRAMME HAVE BEEN SENT TO OVERSEAS CHINESE RADIO STATIONS FOR BROADCASTING; AND

ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE BROADCAST THROUGH TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS IN HỌNG KONG APPEALING TO LOCAL PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY ΤΟ INFORM THEIR FRIENDS OR RELATIVES ABROAD OF THE PHASED REGISTRATION PROGRAMME.

THE SECRETARY SAID THE GOVERNMENT MAINTAINED CLOSE CONTACT WITH OVERSEAS OFFICES AND WITH OVERSEAS BRITISH POSTS.

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