TY, JANUARY 3, 1986

WOMEN'S TURN AGAIN TO GET NEW I.D. CARD

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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY 'FRIDAY) THAT WOMEN BORN IN 1943, 1944, 1945 AND 1946 WILL HAY: TO APPLY FOR NEW I.D. CARDS FROM JANUARY 13 TO FEBRUARY 7.

THEY ARE THE FIRST AGE-GROUP TO BE AFFECT BY THE SECOND FEMALE CYCLE OF THE NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE SCHEME.

THE SECOND FEMALE CYCLE OF THE SCHEME, DEALING WITH WOMEN BORN IN 1946 OR BEFORE, WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN LIGHT PHASES AND WILL LAST FOR NINE MONTHS.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT GREEN SEA! 1.D. CARD HOLDERS MUST FOLLOW THE SAME APPLICATION SCHEDULE AND WILL NOT BE TREATED SEPARATELY.

+APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING ALONG THIR OLD CARDS WHEN THEY CALL AT ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OF CES, HE SAID.

THESE OFFICES, OPEN DAILY FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, ARE

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EAST KOWLOON

WEST KOWLOON

TSUEN WAN

SHA TIN

YUEN LONG

TUEN MUN

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: BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, VAN CHAI.

1 AMOY GARDEN PLAZA, SECOND FLOO

KOK ROAD.

77 NGAU TAU

: CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND FLOOR,

393 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.

• EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GND FLOOR, 29-37 TSUEN FU STREET.

: SHATIN CENTRE, PODIUM FOR, 2

WANG POK STREET.

: HOP YICK CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, 31 HOP YICK ROAD.

# CHI LOK COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GRO ID FLOOR,

CHI LOK FA YUEN.

• TSUEN WO TAI LAU, GROUND FLOOR, 82-84 SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HUI.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THOSE ISHING TO ALTER THEIR LAST NAMES WHEN APPLYING FOR NEW CARDS AS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN MARITAL STATUS SHOULD BRING ALONG RELEVANT DOCUMENTS SUCH AS MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE CERTIFICATES TO SUPPORT THEIR CASES.

HOWEVER, THOSE WHO ONLY WISH TO HAVE THEIR DAMAGED CARDS REPLACED OR THEIR PERSONAL DATA CHANGED SHOULD GO TO THE REGULAR REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICES AND NOT THE LISTED ISSUE CENTRES.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REITERATED THAT NO AMNESTY WOULD BE GRANTED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. +ONCE DETECTED, HE SAID, +THEY WILL BE REPATRIATED.+

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