Immigration Department updated on Bangkok nightclub blaze
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     The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region continues to maintain close contact with the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong (OCMFA) and the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, over the fatal nightclub blaze in Bangkok, Thailand, on New Year's Day.  

     So far, there had been no reports that Hong Kong residents were involved.

     Any Hong Kong residents who need assistance when travelling overseas can contact the Immigration Department's Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit by calling its 24-hour hotline at (852)1868.

Ends/Friday, January 2, 2009
Issued at HKT 19:50

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