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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1989
THESE CASES WILL BE LOOKED INTO THOROUGHLY AND DEALT WITH ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS.
THE SIZE OF THE NEW TYPE ID CARDS IS THE SAME AS THE OLD ONES.
"HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE OLD CARDS AND THE NEW ONES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
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THE MAIN DIFFERENCES ARE:
(A)
THE ID CARD NUMBER IS PRINTED ON THE TOP RIGHT THE OLD CARD, BUT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER CARD.
CORNER IN
OF THE NEW
(B)
THE HONG KONG CREST AT THE BACK 19 REPLACED BY THE MULTI-COLOUR BACKGROUND PRINTING.
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
FIELD TEST OF ELECTRONIC PARKING METERS TO COMMENCE
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A FIELD TEST OF ELECTRONIC PARKING METERS FROM MONDAY (FEBRUARY 20) TO ASSESS THEIR SUITABILITY FOR USE IN HONG KONG.
LOCKHART ROAD IN WAN CHAI HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE FIELD TEST BECAUSE THE MIXED COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREA PROVIDES A GOOD TESTING ENVIRONMENT.
THE 20 ELECTRONIC PARKING METERS TO BE INSTALLED IN LOCKHART ROAD BETWEEN FLEMING ROAD AND FENWICK STREET WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY.
THE FIELD TEST WILL LAST FOR 20 MONTHS AND WILL BE MONITORED AND REVIEWED BY THE DEPARTMENT REGULARLY.
AT PRESENT, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OPERATES ABOUT 15,000 MECHANICAL PARKING METERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN GENERALLY RELIABLE.
RECENTLY A NEW PARKING METER WITH ELECTRONIC MRCHANISM HAS BECOME AVAILABLE. ELECTRONIC PARKING METERS ARE SAID TO BE MORE RELIABLE AND CAN PROVIDE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION THROUGH ELECTRONIC
DATA RETRIEVAL.
THEY ARE POWERED BY BATTERIES WHICH WILL LAST FOR A YEAR AND WILL BE FITTED INTO THE EXISTING CASINGS.
'THE ELECTRONIC