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Update on assistance to HK people affected by Sichuan earthquake (as at 11am)
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    A Government spokesman today (May 16) said that as at 11am today, the Immigration Department had received 118 requests for assistance and 376 enquiries in the wake of the serious earthquake in Sichuan. Most of the requests involved cases in which family members in Hong Kong failed to get in touch with their relatives on the Mainland.

    Among the 94 Hong Kong residents who have reportedly lost contact with their families, 81 of them have already re-established contact with their family members. The Immigration Department and the Office of the HKSARG in Beijing will maintain close liaison with Mainland authorities to follow up on the remaining 13 cases as well as to obtain more information on the situation and render all practical assistance to Hong Kong residents in need.

    Those who require assistance may call the Immigration Department's 24-hour hotline at (852) 1868.

Ends/Friday, May 16, 2008
Issued at HKT 11:49

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