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A 20-member Immigration Department delegation will tomorrow (November 11) 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 and offered 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 (Visa Control (Operation)), Mr Wong Yin-sang, and comprises one Chief Immigration Officer, six Senior Immigration Officers and 12 Immigration Officers.
The programme covers a wide range of topics including protection of historical culture, town planning and public security system. The delegation will also visit the police station of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau.
Director of Immigration, Mr Simon Peh Yun-lu, 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 November 18.
Ends/Monday, November 10, 2008
Issued at HKT 10:00
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