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A 20-member Immigration Department delegation will tomorrow (November 13) begin a nine-day study programme on the Mainland.
It is the first Mainland Study Programme at the China Foreign Affairs University and is co-ordinated by the Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The delegation will be headed by the Assistant Principal Immigration Officer (Removal), Mr Tam Yun-keung, and comprise a Chief Immigration Officer, six Senior Immigration Officers and 12 Immigration Officers.
The officers will attend lectures on various subjects, including the contemporary international scene, China's diplomatic policy, diplomatic protection, exit and entry controls, negotiation skills, techniques in handling mass media and press releases.
The 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 on foreign affairs and help establish a firmer and closer working connection with Mainland counterparts.
The delegation will return to Hong Kong on November 21.
Ends/Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Issued at HKT 10:01
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