SATURD
MAY 4, 1985
ID CARD REMINDER TO MEN
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED MEN BORN IN 1941, 1942, 1943 AND 1944 TO APPLY FOR NEW ID CARDS BEFORE MAY 18.
+BETWEEN APRIL 15 AND YESTERDAY (FRIDAY), WE RECEIVED 79 830 APPLICATIONS, AND WE EXPECT 31 670 MORE TO COME IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING ALONG THE IR OLD ID CARDS WHEN THEY CALL AT ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS.
+TO AVOID A LAST-MINUTE RUSH, THEY ARE ADVISED TO COME EARLY, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THAT OLD ID CARDS BELONGING TO WOMEN BORN BETWEEN 1947 AND 1954 WILL BE DECLARED INVALID TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE INVALIDATION ORDER ON APRIL 26, SOME 300 LATE APPLICATIONS FOR NEW CARDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM WOMEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUPS.
ONLY ABOUT ONE PER CENT OF THE ESTIMATED POPULATION HAVE NOT YET COME FORWARD.
+WE BELIEVE THAT THESE PEOPLE WERE AWAY FROM HONG KONG WHEN THE IR TURNS CAME AND HAVE NOT YET RETURNED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THEY ARE ADVISED TO APPLY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE IR RETURN,+ HE SAID.
AIRMAIL DELAY **
THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCES THAT DUE TO A STRIKE AFFECTING THE AIRMAIL OPERATIONS IN SWEDEN, AIRMAIL, AIR PARCELS AND SPEEDPOST ITEMS POSTED TO SWEDEN ARE SUBJECT TO DELAY.
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