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The Immigration Department is a disciplined service under the Government of Hong Kong, responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong. After the handover of Hong Kong to China in July 1997, Hong Kong's immigration system remained largely unchanged from its British predecessor model.
San Uk Ling Holding Centre (Chinese: 新屋嶺扣留中心) is a detention centre in Man Kam To, Hong Kong.Located a few hundred metres away from the Man Kam To Control Point, a boundary crossing facility between Hong Kong and mainland China, the centre opened in July 1979 to house illegal immigrants prior to their repatriation.
The Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau, represents the United States in Hong Kong and Macau. [2] It has been located at 26 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, since the late 1950s. [3] The consul general is Gregory May, who has served since September 2022.
Immigration Tower is a skyscraper located in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong completed in 1990. [1] The tower rises 49 floors and 181 metres (594 ft) in height. [ 2 ] Immigration Tower, which stands as the 93rd-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed entirely of office space. [ 1 ]
It's time for our leaders, in Texas and across the nation, to recognize that the status quo is unsustainable. The Dignity Act offers a path forward.
The visa policy of Hong Kong deals with the requirements in which a foreign national wishing to enter Hong Kong through one of the 15 immigration control points must meet to obtain an entry permit (permit to enter) or Visa, which depending on the traveller's nationality, may be required to travel to, enter, and remain in the Hong Kong Special ...
The official figure provided by the Hong Kong Immigration Department of countries and territories granting visa-free access to Hong Kong SAR passport holders was 171 as of 7 December 2023. (However, this figure excludes countries and territories which are not officially recognised by the People's Republic of China, such as Kosovo and Taiwan so ...
After the 1967 riots, the colonial government introduced the City District Officer Scheme (民政主任) "as the first sign of reaching out to the ordinary people" in Hong Kong society. [2] It was renamed the Home Affairs Department in 1971 because, according to the government, the department dealt not only with matters relating to the Chinese.