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SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1985
NEW I.D. CARD SCHEME ENTERS NEW PHASE ******
STARTING TOMORROW (APRIL 15) MEN BORN IN 1941, 1942, 1943 AND 1944 WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS.
THIS PHASE WILL LAST UNTIL MAY 18, DURING WHICH THEY MAY APPLY TO ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 PM MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS.
THESE OFFICES ARE LOCATED AT:
HONG KONG
EAST KOWLOON
WEST KOWLOON
TSUEN WAN
SHA TIN
YUEN LONG
TUEN MUN
SHEUNG SHUI
BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.
AMOY GARDEN PLAZA, 2ND FLOOR, 77 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.
CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 2ND FLOOR, 393 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI
EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 29-37 TSUEN FU STREET.
SHATIN CENTRE, PODIUM FLOOR, 2-16 WANG POK STREET.
HOP YICK CENTRE, 2ND FLOOR, 31 HOP YICK ROAD.
: CHI LOK COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR,
CHI LOK FA YUEN.
TSUEN WO TAI LAU, GROUND FLOOR, 82-84 SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HUT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE ISSUE OFFICES WERE BUSIER THAN USUAL ON THE FIRST AND LAST DAY OF EACH PHASE. HE THEREFORE ADVISED APPLICANTS TO AVOID THE RUSH ON THESE TWO DAYS.
+AT PRESENT, A NEW 1.D. CARD SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION
• WITHIN 18 WORKING DAYS AFTER APPLICATION, BUT AS FROM APRIL 19,
IT WILL TAKE 28 WORKING DAYS AS THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT WILL SHORTLY. BE MOVING OFFICE.
+FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE USE OF THE MAIL-IN APPOINTMENT SERVICE, APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE OR IMMIGRATION OFFICE, HE ADDED.
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