SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1985
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THE MONG CHUK HANG AND BAYS AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR KO KAM-CHEUNG, SAID THE COMMITTEE HAD BEEN ABLE TO REFLECT ITS VIEWS REGULARLY TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD BECAUSE FOUR OF ITS MEMBERS ARE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, WHILE TWO OTHERS ARE CO-OPTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES.
ABOUT 80 REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS ATTENDED TONIGHT'S SEMINAR WHICH WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF VARIOUS CONSULTATIVE BODIES TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL ORGANISE ANOTHER SEMINAR WITH THE WAH FU AREA COMMITTEE EARLY NEXT MONTH FOR RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS THERE.
ONLY ONE I.D. CARD TO A PERSON
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THE PUBLIC IS REMINDED THAT IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO HOLD MORE THAN ONE HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD.
+UNDER THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS, IT IS AN OFFENCE FOR A PERSON TO APPLY FOR, OBTAIN OR BE IN POSSESSION OF MORE THAN ONE HONG KONG 1.D. CARD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR THE OFFENCE IS A FINE OF $20 000 AND TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.
SO FAR THIS YEAR, 10 CASES OF SUCH A NATURE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT.
IN MOST CASES, OFFENDERS CLAIMED THAT THEY HAD EARLIER LOST THE IR I.D. CARDS AND APPLIED FOR REPLACEMENTS. BUT THE LOST CARDS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED. THEY THEN DECIDED TO KEEP THE RETRIEVED CARDS, THINKING THAT THEY COULD USE THEM IN CASE THEY LOST THE REPLACEMENT CARDS.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS IMPROPER AS ONCE A CARD WAS REPORTED LOST, IT AUTOMATICALLY WAS INVALIDATED.
+USING AN INVALIDATED I.D. CARD CAN CAUSE A PERSON A GREAT DEAL OF INCONVENIENCE AND EMBARRASSMENT, HE WARNED.
*THE PROPER THING TO DO IS TO RETURN THE OLD CARD TO THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY FOR CANCELLATION,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+AND IF, UNFORTUNATELY THEY LOSE THEIR REPLACEMENT CARD LATER ON, THEY WILL SIMPLY HAVE TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER ONE,+ HE ADDED.
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