SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,
1985
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TELEPHONE BOOKING FOR 1.D. CARD RENEWAL
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MEN BORN IN 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 AND 1928 WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW I.D. CARDS STARTING NEXT MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 9).
THIS PHASE WILL LAST UNTIL OCTOBER 12, DURING WHICH APPLICANTS CAN CALL AT ANY OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES, BRINGING ALONG THEIR OLD CARDS.
THESE OFFICES ARE OPEN DAILY FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
+THE NEW 1.D. CARD ISSUE SCHEME HAS NOW BEGUN TO AFFECT SENIOR RESIDENTS. FOR THEIR CONVENIENCE, A TELEPHONE BOOKING SYSTEM IS TO BE INTRODUCED WITH THE START OF THIS NEW PHASE,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
APPLICANTS MAY FIX AN APPOINTMENT BY CALLING THE ISSUE OFFICES OF THEIR CHOICE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON ON SATURDAY.
+TO COMPLETE THE BOOKING PROCEDURE, APPLICANTS HAVE TO PROVIDE PARTICULARS SUCH AS THEIR NAME, I.D. CARD NUMBER AND YEAR OF BIRTH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SINCE SOME OF THE OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS ONLY SHOW THE AGE OF THE HOLDER, IT IS EXPECTED THAT SOME APPLICANTS MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN ESTABLISHING THEIR EXACT YEARS OF BIRTH.
+IN SUCH CASES, THEY MAY BE ASKED TO FURNISH MORE PERSONAL DETAILS SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THEY BELONG TO THE RIGHT AGE GROUP,+ HE SAID.
+1F AN APPLICANT WISHES TO VISIT AN OFFICE ON A PARTICULAR DAY, HE IS ADVISED TO MAKE THE TELEPHONE BOOKING WELL IN ADVANCE, HE ADDED.
THE ADDRESSES OF THE ISSUE OFFICES AND THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR BOOKING APPOINTMENT ARE:
HONG KONG
EAST KOWLOON
: BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.
5-747070
: AMOY GARDEN PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR, 77 NGAU
TAU KOK ROAD.
3-7553679
WEST KOWLOON
■ CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND FLOOR, 393 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.
3-7232442
TSUEN WAN
EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 29-37 TSUEN FU STREET.
0-4981259
/SHA TIN