FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1989
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SAU MAU PING FIRE STATION TO BE BUILT SOON
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CONSTRUCTION OF A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION IN SAU MAU PING IS TO START IN NOVEMBER.
TENDERS ARE NOW BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR BUILDING THE THREE-STOREY STATION IN KAI TIN ROAD.
PLANNED FACILITIES OF THE STATION INCLUDED A DRILL YARD, APPLIANCE ROOMS, SUPPORTING OFFICES, BARRACK ACCOMMODATION, CANTEEN AND RECREATION AREA, EXERCISE ROOM AND STORES FACILITIES.
THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY JANUARY 1991.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE NOON ON AUGUST 25,
OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS INVALID FROM AUGUST 7
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED BETWEEN
THAT 1957 AND 1962
THEIR OLD-TYPE IDENTITY BEFORE JULY 1, 1987, WILL CEASE TO BE AUGUST 7.
VALID DOCUMENTS
WOMEN BORN CARDS ISSUED FROM MONDAY,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID: "THIS FIFTH BATCH OF IDENTITY CARDS DECLARED INVALID SINCE THE NEW CARD RE-ISSUE SCHEME STARTED IN JULY, 1987."
HE EMPHASISED THAT ONCE AN OLD CARD WAS WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY PURPOSE.
IS THE IDENTITY
DECLARED
INVALID, IT
AN INVALID "FOR EXAMPLE, WOMEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP HOLDING
ABLE TO USE IT FOR TRAVELLING OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARD WILL NOT BE ABROAD OR TO APPLY FOR A TRAVEL DOCUMENT," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
CARD ANY OTHER IDENTITY
"HOWEVER, THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR SPECIFIED REPLACEMENT PERIODS DUE TO THEIR ABSENCE FORM HONG KONG OR REASONS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY APPROACH ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW CARD ISSUE OFFICES," HE ADDED.
THESE CASES WILL BE LOOKED INTO THOROUGHLY AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS.
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
DEALT WITH ON
BE NO AMNESTY FOR
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