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Written by: Kuang Xiaobin
2020-04-05 23:42
Date of last update: 2020-04-05 23:44The Immigration Department announced today (5th) that in order to avoid excessive gathering of applicants and increase the risk of spreading the epidemic, it will implement crowd management and corresponding measures in its offices starting from tomorrow (6th). The district office distributes the chips for the applicant on the same day. Applicants must go to the designated time slot to apply for relevant applications.
The Immigration Department urges all types of applicants to submit their applications by mail, post, online submission or mobile application if they do not need to go to the office in person to apply. Applicants who must go to the office in person should make an appointment in advance by telephone or electronically to reduce crowds in the area.
Starting from April 6, the Immigration Department will distribute to the applicants the chips processed on the same day. Applicants must go to the designated time slot to apply for relevant applications. (Profile picture)
Immigration Department: There are sufficient chips and no need to wait overnight
Starting from April 6, the Immigration Department will distribute the chips for the applicants at its Wan Chai headquarters and other sub-district offices. Applicants must go to the designated time slot to apply for relevant applications. However, during non-specified time periods, applicants will not be allowed to stay in the area to avoid crowds. The Immigration Department emphasized that it will deploy sufficient manpower according to the situation, so as to complete the acceptance of applications for all persons who have been assigned numbers on the same day.
The Immigration Department stated that applicants do not need to wait for the place early or even overnight because of sufficient funds, and employers of foreign domestic helpers should encourage their domestic helpers to try their best by mail or post, or submit their applications online to avoid Waiting for a long time increases the risk of unnecessary virus transmission.
The East Kowloon, Shatin and Fo Tan District Offices under the Immigration Department will be reopened from April 6 together with the still open West Kowloon and Yuen Long District Offices to provide emergency and limited services to the public, including foreign domestic helpers (with Current employer renewals) and applications for extension of stay for visitors to Hong Kong (excluding Mainland visitors).
The services provided by the Immigration Department and its sub-district offices are detailed in the table below:
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Smart ID card redemption centers in all districts continue to suspend services
The above offices will provide services according to normal office hours, and the specific office hours of individual offices need to refer to the official website or mobile application of the Immigration Department. As for the other offices of the Immigration Department, including the smart ID card redemption centers in various districts, and various other public services, they will continue to be temporarily closed and provide services.
In addition, according to the current government arrangements, except for the Hong Kong International Airport, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the Shenzhen Bay Control Point, passenger customs clearance services at other control points continue to be suspended, while the passenger transit clearance time for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Shenzhen Bay Control Point has been changed. .
The passenger customs clearance service hours of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Control Point Travel Inspection Building (that is, the transit by shuttle bus or shuttle bus) is from 10am to 8pm daily; the passenger customs clearance service of private cars is from 6am to 6am daily At 10 o'clock in the evening, the customs clearance service time of the truck will remain in operation for 24 hours. The customs clearance service time for all passengers at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point is from 10 am to 8 pm daily, while the clearance service time for trucks remains unchanged, from 6:30 am to 12 midnight.
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