SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1984
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TENTH PHASE OF NEW I.D. CARD SCHEME STARTING MONDAY
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MEN BORN IN 1948 AND 1949 SHOULD APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS DURING THE 10TH PHASE OF THE NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE SCHEME WHICH BEGINS ON MONDAY (MARCH 12).
MEN BORN IN 1965 WHO ARE STILL HOLDING THE OLD 1.D. CARDS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO APPLY DURING THE COMING PHASE.
+IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 39 000 MEN IN THIS AGE GROUP HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED WITH NEW CARDS, LEAVING ONLY ABOUT 11 000 STILL HOLDING OLD CARDS, AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
AFTER THE 10TH PHASE, THE NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE SCHEME WILL BE TARGETED AT THE FEMALE POPULATION.
+THE TURN FOR MEN BORN IN 1947 OR BEFORE WILL BEGIN IN 1985, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
BETWEEN MARCH 12 AND APRIL 19, THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS.
APPLICANTS ARE URGED TO VISIT THESE OFFICES IN THE MORNING OR AT WEEKENDS TO AVOID THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE SHOULD FILL IN AN APPLICATION FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE ISSUE OFFICE OF HIS CHOICE AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE PHASE.
APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR ANY TIME BETWEEN 10 AM AND
5.30 PM ON ANY WORKING DAY OTHER THAN MONDAYS.
THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND IMMIGRATION OFFICES.
MORE DAY-CARE CENTRES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED
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TWENTY-THREE DAY-CARE CENTRES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED PEOPLE ARE PLANNED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL 1 900 PLACES, THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (HONG KONG), MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE KOWLOON UNION CHURCH'S WAI CHI CENTRE AT NAM SHAN ESTATE, SHE SAID IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 4 000 MENTALLY RETARDED YOUNG PERSONS WOULD NEED THIS TYPE OF DAY- CARE ON A LONG-TERM BASIS.
AT PRESENT, THERE ARE ONLY 11 SUCH CENTRES OFFERING ABOUT 600 PLACES.
/+WE HAVE
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