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CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION

The Resettlement Department is responsible for the planned re- moval and resettlement of squatters, the administration of the resettlement estates and areas, and the prevention of new squatting either on vacant land or on the rooftops of buildings. The com- position of the Housing Authority and the work of the Housing Division of the Urban Services Department which is responsible, under the immediate charge of a commissioner, for routine administration and execution of the Authority's decisions, are described in chapter 10.

The Commissioner of Police is responsible for the internal security of the Colony. The Police Force and the Prisons Depart- ment are described in chapter 13. The Immigration Department deals with the immigration clearance of all persons arriving by land, sea and air. Additionally it is responsible for the issue of British passports and other travel documents and visas to residents who do not qualify for British passports, and for the issue of visas to aliens who wish to come to Hong Kong to work or to establish business (see chapter 14). The Medical and Health Department is outlined in chapter 9, the Education Department in chapter 8, the Labour Department (under a commissioner who is concurrently Commissioner of Mines) and the Registry of Trade Unions in chapter 3.

Reference to the Registrar General's Department is made in chapter 13, and to the Marine, Railway, Civil Aviation Depart- ments and the Post Office in chapter 17. The Royal Observatory is dealt with in chapter 18. The Information Services Department, Radio Hong Kong and the Public Enquiry Service are described in chapter 19. Chapter 7 describes the work of the Agriculture and Forestry Department, and of the Co-operative Development and Fisheries Department.

The Fire Services Department provides fire protection through- out the urban areas and in the main districts of the New Terri- tories, and for shipping in the harbour.

The Stores Department, under a controller, buys and distributes Government stores, maintains all furniture for offices and quarters, and administers the Government monopoly of sand. The Printing Department, under the Government Printer, is responsible for the