SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1981
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'OLD STYLE IDENTITY CARD HOLDERS TOLD TO REGISTER FOR NEW ADULT CARDS
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YOUNG PEOPLE STILL HOLDING THE OLD STYLE' JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS, WHICH DO NOT BEAR PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARE NO MORE VALID, ARE NOW REMINDED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OF THE NEED TO REGISTER FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS.
THESE OLD STYLE' CARDS WERE NOT ISSUED AFTER OCTOBER 31, 1973, AND WERE REPLACED BY NEW-TYPE JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS BEARING PHOTOGRAPHS.
HOWEVER, CHILDREN ATTAINING THE AGE OF 11 AND OVER AT THE TIME WERE ALLOWED TO RETAIN THE USE OF THEIR 'OLD STYLE' CARDS, UNTIL THEY ATTAINED THE AGE OF 18 AND REGISTERED AS ADULTS, OR UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 1980, WHEN THE CARDS WERE FULLY PHASED OUT.
AS ALL HOLDERS OF THE OLD STYLE' CARDS WILL NOW HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF 18, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS ADULTS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE OFFICES FOR REGISTRATION:
HỒNG KÔNG
HONG KONG BRANCH OFFICE CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY BUILDING,
5/F, ELECTRIC ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY.
ABERDEEN OFFICE ABERDEEN CENTRE, BLOCK K-N, SHOP 4B,
2-16 NAM NING STREET.
KENNEDY TOWN OFFICE: LUEN GAY APARTMENT, 9 DAVIS STREET.
KOWLOON
KOWLOON BRANCH OFFICE: CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 2/F,
393 CANTON ROAD, YAU MA TEI.
SAN PO KONG SUB-OFFICE: SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES,
692 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD.
SHAM SHUI PO OFFICE SOUTH OCEAN BUILDING, 286-300 CHEUNG
SHA WAN ROAD.
NEW TERRITORIES
TSUEN WAN BRANCH OFFICE: FAR EAST BANK BUILDING, MEZZ FLOOR,
LOT 2158, CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
TAI PO OFFICE: TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 3/F, TING KOK ROAD,
TAI PO MARKET.
YUEN LONG OFFICE FAR EAST CONSORTIUM BUILDING, 13-33 ON LOK
ROAD.
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