預約領取護照日期的線上系統目前正在運行

內閣發言人維吉塔·赫拉特部長表示，預約護照日期的線上系統目前已於昨天（05）午夜開始運作。

The online system to reserve a date for obtaining passports commenced operation effective from midnight yesterday (05), Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Vijitha Herath announced.

內閣發言人維吉塔·赫拉特部長宣布，預約護照日期的線上系統從昨天（05）午夜開始運行。

However, the minister pointed out that an agreement made by the previous government with the passport supplier stipulated that the total amount of passports required could not be imported at once.

不過，部長指出，上屆政府與護照供應商達成的協議規定，所需護照總量不能一次進口。

“Due to this agreement, we are unable to import the total amount of passports needed (750,000) at once. Accordingly, passports are being delivered in batches - 50,000 in October, 100,000 by the end of November, and another 100,000 by the end of December,” Herath explained.

「由於這項協議，我們無法一次性進口所需的全部護照（75萬本）。因此，護照將分批交付——10 月交付 50,000 份，11 月底交付 100,000 份，12 月底交付 100,000 份。

He further stated that the relevant arrangement had been pre-agreed, and no provision was made for bringing in the total required quantity of passports at once. The minister also acknowledged the difficulty caused for the public as a result and emphasized the government had been working to resolve the issue.

他又表示，有關安排已預先商定，並無規定一次性帶入所需總數的護照。該部長也承認這給公眾帶來了困難，並強調政府一直在努力解決這個問題。

“I am happy to say that since midnight yesterday, many people have applied for passports under the category of urgent basis. Many people have applied online in the past few hours, and now there is no queue for the passports,” Herath said.

「我很高興地說，從昨天午夜開始，很多人都在緊急類別下申請護照。過去幾個小時裡，很多人都在網路上申請，現在已經不用排隊領護照了。

“Now, the passports for the month of November have been fixed in advance, which means that they will be issued through the department in the same way as the token was obtained. For those who make new applications, the online system will be available from today to make an appointment. Now we have provided solutions to that situation,” he added.

「現在，11月份的護照已經提前確定，這意味著它們將透過該部門以與獲得令牌相同的方式簽發。對於新申請的人，從今天起可以使用線上系統進行預約。現在我們已經針對這種情況提供了解決方案，」他補充道。