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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1975.
PUBLIC REMINDED OF NEED TO REGISTER FOR 1.D. CARDS
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SOME 150 PEOPLE WERE PROSECUTED' LAST YEAR FOR FAILING TO REGISTER FOR IDENTITY CARDS, WITH FINES OF $500 IMPOSED IN THE MORE SERIOUS CASES.
DISCLOSING THIS TODAY, THE COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION, MR. JOHN MITCHELL, REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF THE NEED TO REGISTER FOR IDENTITY CARDS.
HE SAID THAT HOLDERS OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN PASSPORTS MUST REGISTER FOR IDENTITY CARDS IF THEY INTENDED TO STAY IN HONG KONG FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS OR LONGER.
FAILING TO REGISTER FOR AN IDENTITY CARD IS AN OFFENCE AND THE OFFENDER MAY BE FINED UP TO $1,000 AND SENT TO PRISON FOR SIX MONTHS.
THE COMMISSIONER ALSO STRESSED THAT PERSONS WHO HAVE MOVED HOUSE, CHANGED JOBS, GOT MARRIED OR RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS RECENTLY. ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT SO THAT RECORDS CAN BE UPDATED.
ANY CHANGE IN REGISTERED PARTICULARS MAY BE REPORTED BY LETTER AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC, A SPECIALLY POSTED FORM (ROP 18) MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ANY POST OFFICE COUNTER, CITY DISTRICT OFFICE OR DISTRICT OFFICE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN CASE OF DOUBT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK ADVICE FROM ANY OF THE BRANCH OFFICES OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT.
REFERRING TO JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS, THE COMMISSIONER SAID IT WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS TO REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN WHEN THEY REACHED THE AGE OF 11.
REGISTRATION MUST BE DONE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A CHILD'S 11TH BIRTHDAY AND, IN THE CASE OF A NEW ARRIVAL, WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE CHILD'S ARRIVAL.
AS FOR YOUNG PERSONS, THEY SHOULD REGISTER FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS WITHIN A MONTH OF THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY.
LAST YEAR, ABOUT 200,000 CHILDREN REGISTERED FOR JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS WHILE OVER 82,000 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS.
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