SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1985
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Two MORE WEEKS TO GET I.D. CARDS
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED MEN BORN IN 1933, 1934, 1935 AND 1936 TO APPLY FOR NEW 1.D. CARDS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
+SINCE JULY 1, WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 83 000 APPLICATIONS FROM MEN BELONGING TO THIS AGE-GROUP, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 35 513 MORE APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THIS PHASE ON AUGUST 3,+ HE SAID,
TO AVOID LAST-MINUTE RUSH, APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO CALL AT ANY OF THE EIGHT 1.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES WITHOUT DELAY.
THESE OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS, BUT WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 29 WHICH IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
ADDRESSES OF THE EIGHT OFFICES ARE:
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, SECOND FLOOR, 77 NGAU
TAU KOK ROAD.
: CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND 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, SECOND 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.
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT NO AMNESTY WOULD BE GRANTED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
+ONCE DETECTED, THEY WILL BE REPATRIATED, HE ADDED.
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