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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1983
HE THANKED THOSE WHO HAD ASSISTED IN ORGANISING THE QUIZ, INCLUDING WANG PACIFIC LTD, WHICH HAD SPONSORED ALL THE PRIZES.
AFTER THE SPEECH, DR HAYES PRESENTED TROPHIES TO THE THREE SCHOOLS WHICH SCORED THE HIGHEST AVERAGE MARKS IN THE FIRST LEG OF THE QUIZ - PHC WING KWONG COLLEGE, CARITAS GODFREY PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL AND TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS NO. 12 COLLEGE.
THREE STUDENTS WHO SCORED HIGHEST MARKS IN THE QUIZ'S SECOND LEG WERE EACH PRESENTED WITH A BOOK ALLOWANCE OF $2 000 BY MR JUSTEIN WONG, MARKETING MANAGER OF WANG PACIFIC LTD. THEY ARE LAU FAT-CHEUNG FROM PUI SHING MIDDLE SCHOOL; TONG KIN-CHAU, BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL; AND YUEN WAI-CHING, ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL.
MEN REMINDED ABOUT NEW ID CARDS
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MEN BORN IN 1955 AND 1954 ARE REMINDED TO APPLY FOR NEW I.D. CARDS BEFORE JANUARY 7, 1984.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY), THE NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 26 AND 27, AND ALSO ON JANUARY 2, 1984, SO THERE ARE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT FOR THEM TO MAKE THEIR APPLICATIONS.+
+FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THOSE WHO ARE BUSY ON WEEKDAYS, THESE OFFICES WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 9.30 PM ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR'S EVE, HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT SINCE THE START OF THE CURRENT PHASE ON DECEMBER 5, 73 000 OUT OF AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 110 000 MEN HAVE TURNED UP FOR THEIR NEW I.D. CARDS, LEAVING 37 000 MORE TO COME.
+THOSE YET TO COME SHOULD DO SO NOW, TO AVOID RUSH,+ HE SAID.
APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE ALONG THEIR OLD 1.D. CARDS TO THE ISSUE OFFICES.
THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THEY CAN MAKE USE OF THE MAIL-IN APPOINTMENT SYSTEM.
ANYONE WISHING TO VISIT THE ISSUE OFFICE AT A PRE-ARRANGED TIME NEED ONLY FILL IN A FORM OBTAINABLE FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE OR IMMIGRATION OFFICE, AND MAIL IT TO THE NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICE OF ONE'S CHOICE. BUT THE COMPLETED FORM MUST REACH THE OFFICE AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE JANUARY 7, HE SAID.
APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR ANY TIME BETWEEN 10 AM AND
5.30 PM ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY, EXCEPT MONDAYS.
THOSE AWAY FROM HONG KONG WHO WILL NOT BE BACK BEFORE THE DEADLINE SHOULD APPLY FOR THEIR NEW CARDS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR RETURN, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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