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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1986
HE URGED THE REMAINING MINORITY WHO HAVE NOT YET APPLIED FOR NEW CARDS TO DO SO BEFORE THE INVALIDATION DATE.
THEY SHOULD BRING ALONG THE IR OLD 1.D. CARDS AND CALL AT ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 PM, MONDAY TO SATURDAY.
+FAILURE TO APPLY FOR A NEW 1.D. CARD WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN A GOVERNOR'S ORDER IS AN OFFENCE. DEFAULTERS WILL BE PROSECUTED AND ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $3 000,+ HE WARNED.
HOLDERS OF OLD I.D. CARDS WILL SUFFER INCONVENIENCE AS THE CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY PURPOSE. FOR INSTANCE THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED THOSE WHO WERE AWAY FROM HONG KONG AND HAD MISSED THE IR TURN, TO APPLY FOR A NEW CARD WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR RETURN.
HE REITERATED THAT NO AMNESTY WILL BE GRANTED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. +ONCE DETECTED, THEY WILL BE REPATRIATED IMMEDIATELY,
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SUBSIDIES OFFERED FOR SPECIAL STUDIES
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND THE MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUND,
MORE THAN $440 000 WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND INTEREST-FREE LOANS FROM THE TWO FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON, AND FROM VARIOUS DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES LIAISON OFFICES. THE FORMS CAN BE RETURNED FROM MONDAY (JUNC 2).
+THE FUNDS ARE TO HELP PEOPLE WISHING TO SERVE THE LOCAL AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES INDUSTRIES OR RELATED TRADES ON COMPLETION OF THE IR STUDIES, AND ALSO THOSE EMPLOYED IN THE INDUSTRIES WHO WISH TO PURSUE FURTHER TRAINING, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
/+THE FUNDS