SAKUIBAY, JUNE 7, 1975
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CONVERSION OF DRIVING LICENCES
DRIVERS VIIO HAVE HOT YET TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S SCHEME FOR AN EARLY EXCHANGE OF THEIR VALID OLD TYPE DRIVING LICENCEO FOR THE NEW LANNATED TYPE HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTI TO DO $0.
A SPCKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT FROM JULY 1 HOLDERS OF THE OLD BOOKLET DRIVING LICENCE WOULD BE ISSUED WITH THE NEW LAMINATED LICENCE ONLY UDEN THE OLD ONE CAME UP FOR RENEVAL OR WHEN THE HOLDER APPLIED FOR A CHANGE OF PARTICULARS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME, INTRODUCED LAST DECEMBER, WAS INTENDED TO SPEED UP THE CONVERSION PROCESS BY OFFERING LICENCE HOLDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR LICENCES CONVERTED BEFORE THE LICENCES WERE DUE FOR RENEWAL.
THIS WAS DONE DY SENDING THEM NOTIFICATIONS WITH RETURN SLIPS, WHICH COULD DE SENT OR POSTED BACK, FREE OF CHARGE, TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR PROCESSING, TOGETHER WITH THEIR BOOKLET LICENCE AND TWO 1 1/4** X 1'' PHOTOGRAPHS. AFTER PROCESSING, THE DEPARTHENT WILL RETURN, BY RECORDED POSTAL DELIVERY, THE NEW LAMINATED LICENCE AND THE INVALIDATED DOOKLET LICENCE, HE SAID.
THE RIGHT SIZED PHOTOGRAPHS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PHOTO-VENDING MACHINES INSTALLED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE AT MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK BUILDING OR KOWLCON OFFICE IN PUI CHING ROAD.
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