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A 10-member Immigration Department delegation will tomorrow (April 14) leave for an eight-day Hong Kong Disciplined Services National Affairs Study Programme in Shanghai.
The programme will be run at the China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong. It is arranged by the Police Liaison Department of the Central Peopleˇ¦s Government in the Hong Kong SAR.
The delegation will be headed by acting Principal Immigration Officer (Service Management), Mr Fung Ming-keung, and comprises one acting Chief Immigration Officer, four Senior Immigration Officers, two acting Senior Immigration Officers and two Immigration Officers.
The programme covers a wide range of topics including protection of historical culture, town planning and the public security system. The programme also includes a visit to Hangzhou.
Deputy Director of Immigration, Mr David Chiu Wai-kai, met the officers before they left for the Mainland. He said the study programme would provide a good opportunity for the officers to broaden their horizons and better understand the various systems, laws and developments on the Mainland.
The delegation will return to Hong Kong on April 22.
Ends/Monday, April 13, 2009
Issued at HKT 10:00
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