THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1983
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THE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WOULD BE TO CONTINUE TO DATE THE 24-MONTH PERIOD FROM THE DATE OF POSSESSION ORDER, INSTEAD OF DATE OF ACTUAL DELIVERY OF VACANT POSSESSION AS PROPOSED IN THE PUBLISHED BILL. MR SWAINE WILL ALSO BE MOVING AMENDMENTS TO CLAUSES 24 AND 25 TO QUALIFY THE POWERS OF INVESTIGATION PROPOSED TO BE ACCORDED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION IN THE PUBLISHED BILL.
MISS MARIA TAM WILL MOVE AN AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 15(G) AND INTRODUCE A NEW CLAUSE TO PREVENT A SUB-TENANT WHO HAS BECOME A DIRECT TENANT OF THE LANDLORD SUBLETTING ANY PART OF THE PREMISES WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE LANDLORD.
FOUR MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE LANDS TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 WILL ALSO BE MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING DURING THE COMMITTEE STAGE OF THE BILL ON JUNE 8.
TWO DAYS LEFT FOR NEW 1.D. CARD APPLICANTS
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY MADE A FINAL CALL FOR MEN BORN IN 1964 TO APPLY FOR THEIR NEW IDENTITY CARDS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT ONLY TWO DAYS REMAIN FOR THIS AGE GROUP TO APPLY AT ANY OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES BEFORE THEY CLOSE FOR APPLICATIONS AT 9.30 PM ON SATURDAY (JUNE 4).
+BETWEEN MAY 2 AND LAST (WEDNESDAY) NIGHT, 53 000 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED, LEAVING AN ESTIMATED 6 000 MORE TO COME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
MEN BORN IN 1964 ARE THE FIRST GROUP TO BE ISSUED WITH THE NEW I.D. CARDS AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET APPLIED ARE URGED TO DO SO IMMEDIATELY.
+ANY 19-YEAR-OLD MALE WHO FAILS TO OBTAIN A NEW I.D. CARD BY JUNE 4 WILL BE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION UNLESS HE IS OUT OF HONG KONG DURING THE SPECIFIED PERIOD, IN WHICH CASE HE MAY APPLY WITHIN 30 DAYS UPON RETURN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
COMMENTING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE FIRST PHASE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE SCHEME HAS MADE A GOOD START AND THE COOPERATION OF THE APPLICANTS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.+
THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH IS TARGETED AT MEN BORN IN 1963, WILL START ON MONDAY (JUNE 6).
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