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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1988
ON MAKING AN UNIT THE APPLICANT
INITIAL APPLICATION AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD WILL BE GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT ΤΟ RETURN FOR PROCESSING OF THE APPLICATION - SUPPORTED BY THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS (SUCH AS HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS).
THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL HELP AVOID A SUDDEN RUSH OF APPLICATIONS ARRIVING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
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"THE ELDERLY CAN HAND IN APPLICATIONS AT THEIR LEISURE, WHILE OUR STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO SPACE OUT THE PROCESSING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF PROCESSING THE BENEFITS WILL START FROM SEPTEMBER 1, OR THE APPLICATION, WHICHEVER IS APPROPRIATE.
APPLICATION, THE DATE OF INITIAL
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SOME 51,000 PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS INITIAL EXTENSION OF THE OAA SCHEME.
AIRPORT EASY TRAVEL SCHEME STARTS ON MONDAY
THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MONDAY (AUGUST 1).
UNDER THIS, TRAVELLERS USING HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS FOR IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE AT THE AIRPORT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ARRIVAL OR DEPARTURE CARDS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
"UNDER THE SCHEME, HOLDERS OF NEW HONG KONG PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS, AGED 18 OR OVER, WILL FURTHER BENEFIT BY BEING EXEMPTED FROM PRODUCING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AT THE AIRPORT FOR TRAVELS TO AND FROM ALL PLACES.
"AND HOLDERS OF HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS WITH THE *** SYMBOL WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL WITHOUT THE HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMITS FOR JOURNEYS TO AND FROM CHINA,
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HE SAID.
"HOWEVER, ALL TRAVELLERS ARE REMINDED *THAT THEY SHOULD BE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED FOR THEIR DESTINATIONS,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT TRAVELLERS WHO DO NOT USE THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE CONTROL POINTS AT THE AIRPORT
SHOULD COMPLETE ARRIVAL OR DEPARTURE CARDS AND PRODUCE TRAVEL
DOCUMENTS.
"TO HELP REDUCE WAITING TIME, PARENTS ARE ADVISED TO COMPLETE ARRIVAL OR DEPARTURE CARDS ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE IDENTITY CARDS, HE SAID.
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