SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1984
A 25-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS DROWNED OUTSIDE THE DEMARCATED SWIMMING AREA AT THE OLD CAFETERIA BEACH IN TUEN MUN RECENTLY WHEN A RED FLAG WAS HOISTED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ONE OF THE GOLDEN RULES IS TO KEEP WITHIN YOUR LIMITS AND NEVER TO SWIM ALONE,+ HE SAID.
+IF YOU CAN'T SWIM, DON'T GO FURTHER THAN WAIST-DEEP WATERS. AND ALWAYS TELL YOUR COMPANIONS WHERE YOU WILL BE SWIMMING SO THAT THEY CAN WATCH OUT FOR YOUR SAFETY, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO URGED BEACHGOERS TO SWIM ONLY AT GAZETTED BEACHES WHERE LIFEGUARDS ARE PROVIDED.
YOUNG WOMEN REMINDED TO GET NEW I.D. CARDS
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WOMEN BORN IN 1961 AND 1962 WHO HAVE NOT YET OBTAINED NEW IDENTITY CARDS, WERE REMINDED TODAY (SATURDAY) TO APPLY FOR THEM BEFORE JULY 14.
GREEN-SEAL CARD HOLDERS IN THE SAME AGE GROUPS SHOULD ALSO APPLY FOR NEW CARDS BEFORE THAT DATE.
THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS.
+DURING THE EVENING RUSH, IT USUALLY TAKES MORE TIME TO PROCESS AN APPLICATION. THEREFORE, THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE TO WORK IN THE DAY ARE ADVISED TO COME DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS SO THAT THE IR APPLICATIONS CAN BE PROMPTLY HANDLED, AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR OLD I.D. CARDS TO
THE ISSUE OFFICES.
+THOSE WHO WISH TO CHANGE THEIR LAST NAMES AS A RESULT OF
A CHANGE IN MARITAL STATUS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW THEIR MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE CERTIFICATES, HE ADDED.
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