SUNDAY, JUNE. 5, 1983
SECOND PHASE OF NEW ID CARD SCHEME STARTS TOMORROW
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MEN BORN IN 1963 WERE TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED THAT IT WAS THEIR TURN TO APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS,
THE SECOND PHASE OF THE NEW ID CARD ISSUE SCHEME COVER ING 20-YEAR-OLD MALES WILL START TOMORROW (MONDAY) AND END ON JULY 9.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT 61 000 MEN IN THIS AGE GROUP WILL APPLY FOR NEW ID CARDS DURING THE FIVE-WEEK PERIOD.
+THOSE WHO FAIL TO DO SO WILL BE LIABLE TO PROSECUTIONS AND HEAVY FINES,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID,
+APPLICANTS SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR OLD CARDS AND VISIT ANY OF THE EIGHT NEW ID CARD ISSUE OFFICES IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
+THESE OFFICES WILL OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS, SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE BUSY IN THE BAYTIME DURING WEEKDAYS CAN GO THERE IN THE EVENING OR AT WEEKENDS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE PROCESSING OF AN APPLICATION WILL TAKE ONLY HALF AN HOUR AND APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO RETURN AFTER 18 WORKING DAYS TO COLLECT THEIR NEY CARDS AND SURRENDER THEIR OLD ONES.
+THOSE WHO WILL BE AWAY FROM HONG KONG DURING THE SPECIFIED PERIOD MUST APPLY FOR NEW CARDS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR RETURN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
HE REITERATED THAT DURING THE NEW ID CARD ISSUE PERIOD, WILL BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN HONG KONG.
THERE
*THOSE WHO ARE HERE ILLEGALLY WILL BE SENT BACK,+ HE SAID. FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE NEW ID CARD ISSUE SCHENE RAY BE OBTAINED BY TELEPHONING 5-7956066 (CHINESE) OR 5-7909393 (ENGLISH).
$1.5 MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS
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THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD HAS APPROVED $1.5 MILLION FOR MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT THIS YEAR.
THE SUM IS MORE THAN HALF OF THE TOTAL OF $2.9 MILLION ALLOCATED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THE BOARD FOR VARIOUS LOCAL PROJECTS.
THE REMAINING $1,4 MILLION WILL BE USED FOR OTHER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS, SUCH AS CULTURAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
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