FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1985
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NEW ID CARD VISITING SERVICE FOR ISLANDS
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A SPECIAL VISITING SERVICE TO ASSIST IN THE APPLICATION OF NEW ID CARDS WILL BE PROVIDED ON LANTAU, CHEUNG CHAU AND LAMMA ISLANDS AND IN SAI KUNG FROM OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 16.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID, THE SERVICE WILL HANDLE APPLICATIONS FROM MEN BORN BETWEEN 1918 AND 1932, WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THESE AREAS.+
THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH SUCH VISITING SERVICE INTRODUCED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE NEW ID CARD ISSUE SCHEME.
+THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUCH A SERVICE IS TO FACILITATE THE APPLICATION OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE SCHEME AND TO OFFER THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR TURN A LAST OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE VISITING SERVICE WILL OPERATE MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS, FROM 10 AM TO 1 PM AND 2 PM TO 4 PM, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
OCTOBER 28
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NOVEMBER 9
NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 16
MUT WO COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
BRANCH OFFICES,
SOUTH LANTAU RD.,
MUI WO,
LANTAU ISLAND,
CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE,
2 CHURCH ROAD
CHEUNG CHAU IŠLAND.
SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE,
SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND FLOOR,
SAI KUNG.
NORTH LAMMA RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE
YUNG SHU WAN MAIN STREET, LAMMA ISLAND.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO STATED THAT STARTING FROM OCTOBER 20 ALL OLD IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED TO MEN BORN BETWEEN 1933 AND 1947 WILL CEASE TO BE LEGAL DOCUMENTS.
ONLY A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF THESE CARD HOLDERS HAVE NOT YET COME FORWARD TO APPLY FOR THEIR NEW ID CARDS.
+MOST PROBABLY, THESE PEOPLE WERE AWAY FROM HONG KONG WHEN THE IR TURN CAME AND HAVE NOT YET RETURNED, HE SAID. +HOWEVER, THEY ARE ADVISED TO MAKE THEIR APPLICATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE IR RETURN.+
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REITERATED THAT NO AMNESTY WOULD BE GRANTED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, WHO WILL BE REPATRIATED UPON DETECTION.