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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1984
A SHORT CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM TO MARK THE OPENING.
MR AMBROSE LAU HON-CHUEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE MID-LEVELS (CENTRAL) AREA COMMITTEE, AND MR LAWRENCE LAM YIN-MING, CHAIRMAN OF THE SHEUNG WAN (CENTRAL) AREA COMMITTEE WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, TOGETHER WITH THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR HUGH ARDLEY, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, CENTRAL AND WESTERN, MR K.K. LAM.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF PHILATELISTS, UNREGISTERED +FIRST DAY COVERS+ PREPARED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND BEARING A LOCAL ADDRESS, WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER. THE COVERS WILL BE IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATESTAMP AND RETURNED.
NEW I.D. CARD PHASE STARTS SOON ****
THE 15TH PHASE OF THE NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE SCHEME WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 24 AND NOVEMBER 3, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.
WOMEN BORN IN 1955 AND 1956, INCLUDING GREEN-SEAL CARD HOLDERS, ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW 1.D. CARDS DURING THE PERIOD.
THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAY TO SATURDAY.
APPLICANTS ARE WELCOME TO USE THE MAIL-IN APPOINTMENT
SERVICE.
+ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO OBTAIN AN APPLICATION FORM FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE OR IMMIGRATION OFFICE. THE COMPLETED FORM MUST BE SENT IN AT LEAST TEN DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE PHASE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
MEANWHILE, WOMEN BORN IN 1957 AND 1958 WERE REMINDED TO HAVE THE IR I.D. CARDS RENEWED BEFORE THE PRESENT PHASE CLOSES ON SEPTEMBER 22.
+ THE ISSUE OFFICES ARE PARTICULARLY BUSY IN THE EVENING, APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT HAVE TO OBSERVE OFFICE HOURS SHOULD TRY TO COME BEFORE 5 PM SO THAT THE IR APPLICATIONS CAN BE SPEED ILY PROCESSED, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
SAID.
+ONCE DETECTED, THEY WILL BE REPATRIATED IMMEDIATELY,+ HE
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