SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 1978
THE WORK FORMS PART OF THE OVERALL TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHICH IS BEING HANDLED BY THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
MEANWHILE, WORK IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY ON THE COMPREHENSIVE SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
THE PROJECT, COSTING $16 MILLION, INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 6,000 METRES OF SEWERAGE PIPES WITHIN THE NEW TOWN.
REPORT CHANGE OF PARTICULARS IN ID CARDS
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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION, MR. KUO KET-CHEN TODAY REMINDED THE PUBLIC TO REPORT ANY CHANGE OF PARTICULARS WHICH THEY HAVE PROVIDED IN REGISTERING FOR THEIR IDENTITY CARDS TO THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE.
MR. KUO SAID THAT IT IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO RETURN FOUND IDENTITY CARDS TO THEIR OWNERS BECAUSE THE HOLDERS FAIL TO REPORT CHANGES IN THEIR RESIDENTIAL OR OCCUPATIONAL ADDRESSES TO THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE.
UPON RECEIPT OF THE FOUND IDENTITY CARDS, MR. KUO SAID, THE STAFF OF THE OFFICE WOULD SEND LETTERS TO THEIR HOLDERS AT THEIR LATEST KNOWN ADDRESSES SO THAT THEY CAN COLLECT THEIR CARDS.
BUT VERY OFTEN THESE CARDS CANNOT BE RETURNED BECAUSE THE ADDRESSES ARE NOT UP-TO-DATE.
MR. KUO SAID: +1 WOULD LIKE TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC TO THE FACT THAT THE EXISTING REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE REQUIRES THEM TO REPORT THESE CHANGES TO US AS SOON AS THEY OCCUR,+
SUCH CHANGES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MARITAL STATUS AND OTHER REGISTERED PARTICULARS, CAN BE REPORTED EITHER IN LETTER OR BY COMPLETING FORM ROP 18.
IF A HONG KONG RESIDENT IS GOING TO TAKE UP PERMANENT RESIDENCE ELSEWHERE. THEY TOO ARE OBLIGED TO INFORM THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE BY COMPLETING FORM ROP 19 IN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR IDENTITY CARD RECORDS UP-TO-DATE.
FORMS ROP 18 AND 19 ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, POST OFFICES AND THE HEADQUARTERS AND BRANCHES OF IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE.