TSUEN WAN
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1986
EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 29-37 TSUEN FÜ STREET.
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SHA TIN
SHA TIN CENTRE, PODIUM FLOOR, 2-16 WANG POK STREET.
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YUEN LONG
HOP YICK CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, 31 HOP YICK ROAD.
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TUEN MUN
CHI LOK COMMERCIAL CENTRE GROUND FLOOR, CHI LOK FA YUEN.
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SHEUNG SHUI
TSUEN WO TAI LAU, GROUND FLOOR, 82-84 SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HU 1.
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THESE OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAY TO SATURDAY.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AS APPLICANTS IN THE COMING PHASE ARE BETWEEN 66-70 YEARS OLD, SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE IN POOR HEALTH, AND IT COULD CAUSE THEM A GREAT DEAL OF HARDSHIP AND INCONVENIENCE TO GO TO THE ISSUE OFFICES.
HE POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS, PERSONS WHO ARE AGED, BLIND OR INFIRMED, AND WHO CAN SATISFY THE COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION THAT THEIR PERSONAL ATTENDANCE FOR REGISTRATION WILL INJURE THEIR HEALTH OR THE HEALTH OF OTHERS, ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER OR APPLY FOR THE ISSUE OF AN IDENTITY CARD.
+ IN THESE CASES, THEY MAY APPLY IN WRITING FOR A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION TO BE ISSUED TO THEM,+ HE SAID.
FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN TELEPHONE THE DEPARTMENT'S INFORMATION OFFICE ON 3-7333111.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED APPLICANTS TO ASCERTAIN THEIR YEARS OF BIRTH BEFORE MAKING THEIR VISITS TO AN ISSUE OFFICE,
+ IF IN DOUBT, THEY ARE ADVISED TO BRING ALONG THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS PASSPORTS OR CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY,+ HE SAID.
+THOSE WHO MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN GIVING THEIR EXACT ADDRESSES VERBALLY SHOULD ARRANGE TO HAVE THEM WRITTEN OUT BEFOREHAND.+
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT NO AMNESTY WOULD BE GRANTED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
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+ONCE DETECTED, THEY WILL BE REPATRIATED, HE SAID.
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