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The Immigration Department today (November 18) appealed to travellers to cast their votes in the annual courtesy campaign at Hong Kong's nine immigration control points.
A spokesman for the department said the campaign would be conducted from November 20 to 26. "It aims to encourage staff to provide courteous and efficient service to the public, and will also help promote Hong Kong tourism," he said. "Travellers may vote for control officers performing commendable immigration clearance services for them by getting a ballot form from the staff, filling in their own names, travel document or Hong Kong identity card numbers, and the officer's name on the ballot forms, and then inserting the forms into the ballot boxes placed behind the immigration counters at the control point."
With the e-channel service available at the nine control points, e-channel users who find our staff helpful and courteous in assisting them to use the automated service may also vote for them," the spokesman added.
The campaign will be publicised at the immigration control points during the voting period.
The Immigration Control Officer who gets the highest votes will be appointed Hong Kong Courtesy Ambassador by the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
For enquiries, please call 2824 6111; fax 2877 7711 or visit the department's website, http://www.immd.gov.hk/.
Ends/Saturday, November 18, 2006
Issued at HKT 09:00
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