MONDAY, MAY 19, 1975
DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO SUPPORT CLAIMS
TO AMEND PERSONAL PARTICULARS
PEOPLE WHO FAIL TO GIVE ACCURATE INFORMATION WHEN FIRST REGISTERICG WITH THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE CONNECTIONS LATEN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NOT BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT WAS UNVILLING TO HELP DUT BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE MIGHT BE UNABLE TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR LATER CLAIMS.
*IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CLAIMS TO AMEND PERSONAL PARTICULARS SUCH AS NAMES, AGE, PLACES OF DIRTH OR NATIONALITY-- APPLICANTS HAVE TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS WHICH PREFERADLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED BEFORE THEY REGISTERED WITH THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT, + HE SAID.
•THE EVIDENCE PRODUCED AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF DACH CASE ARE THEN STUDIED TO DECIDE WHETHER THE DOCUMENTS CONCERNED ARE CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT TO JUSTIFY THE CHANGE SOUGHT.<
THE SPEED WITH WHICH THEIR APPLICATIONS ARE PROCESSED ' DEPENDS VERY MUCH ON VIJETHER THEY CAN READILY PRODUCE THESE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, AND WHETHER THEY ARE ACCEPTABLE TO TIJE COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION.
EVERY DUBIOUS CASE IS GIVEN PERSONAL ATTENTION DY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION SECTION AND, IF NECESSARY, EXAMINED FURTHER BY THE COMMISSIONER AND/OR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,
MR. NICHOLAS TAM, HEAD OF THE INVESTIGATION SECTION, SAID +ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 350 COMPLICATED APPLICATIONS FOR AMENDMENT ARE DEALT WITH EACH MONTH BY THE INVESTIGATION SECTION. ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THESE APPLICATIONS HAVE TO DE LOOKED INTO PERSONALLY DY THE COMMISSIONER AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, USUALLY DY INTERVIEW
CHANGES IN PERSONAL PARTICULARS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY LETTER OR ON A SPECIFIED FORM ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION WHO IS UNDER NO OBLIGATIONS TO AUTHORISE THE CHANGES SOUGHT, HE POINTED OUT.
CHANGES IN NON-PERSONAL PARTICULARS SUCH AS OCCUPATION DUSINESS OR RESIDENTIN, ADDRESSES, OR ADSENCE FROM HONG KONG VÕhul DO NOT NEED THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER DEFORE THE RECORDS ARE AMENDED -- MUST DE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT AND SUCH CHANGES WILL DE ACKNOWLEDGED.
THESE CHANGES