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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1987
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE ISSUE OFFICES WILL BE VERY CROWDED IN THE EVENINGS. TO AVOID HAVING TO QUEUE UP AT THE ISSUE OFFICES, APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO GO TO THESE OFFICES IN THE MORNINGS AND THE AFTERNOONS.
"THE APPLICANTS NEED TO BRING ALONG THEIR EXISTING I.D. CARDS NORMALLY IF THEIR CARDS WERE FIRST REGISTERED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS AGO AND BEAR THE *** SYMBOL.
"HOWEVER, IF A PERSON'S I.D. CARD WAS FIRST REGISTERED LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS AGO OR DOES NOT HAVE THE *** SYMBOL, HE IS REQUIRED TO FURNISH MORE PERSONAL PROOFS. IN ADDITION TO PRODUCING HIS EXISTING I.D. CARD, HE MUST PRODUCE HIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT AND EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING (IF ANY)
HONG KONG BIRTH CERTIFICATE, HONG KONG NATURALISATION CERTIFICATE OR HONG KONG REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.
TO PRODUCE HAVE THE THEY WILL BE
"IN SOME CASES, APPLICANTS MAY BE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR CLAIM TO RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, ADVISED INDIVIDUALLY."
HE POINTED OUT THAT FAILURE то APPLY FOR A NEW I.D. CARD WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IS AN OFFENCE AND THE DEFAULTERS WOULD BR PROSECUTED AND LIABLE TO A FINE OF $3,000.
HE REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
ADDITIONAL OFFICE TO HANDLE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL SET UP A SECOND EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION OFFICE IN KWUN TONG ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 21) TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING WORKLOAD.
THE NEW OFFICE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION CASES IN NGAU TAU KOK, KOWLOON BAY, SAI KUNG AND WONG TAI SIN.
IT WILL ALSO TAKE OVER ALL CASES WHICH OCCURRED IN THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT SINCE JANUARY THIS YEAR.
AS FOR THE EXISTING OFFICE IN KWUN TONG, IT WILL CONTINUE TO HANDLE CASES THAT OCCUR IN THE KWUN TONG TOWN AND YAU TONG AREAS.
THE NEW OFFICE IS LOCATED ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE KOWLOON EAST GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 12 LEI YUE MUN ROAD, KOWLOON. ITS TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 3-490474,
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