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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
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BY THE
THE EVENT IS BEING ORGANISED
ISLANDS DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE TO SPREAD FIGHT CRIME MESSAGES TO ISLANDERS, ADMISSION IS FREE.
OFFICIATING AT THE CARNIVAL WILL BE A LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR LAM WAI-KEUNG; THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KIM SALKELD; THE ISLANDS POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR WILLIAM WORRALL; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR YUEN CHIT-CHI,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ISLANDS DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 11 AM ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 25) AT BUDDHIST FAT HO MEMORIAL COLLEGE, TAI 0, ON LANTAU ISLAND.
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCH, MD 1, WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 9 AM TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO LANTAU.
OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS DECLARED INVALID
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THE INMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT ALL OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BEFORE JULY
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1987 ΤΟ MEN DORN BETWEEN 1941 AND 1952, WILL CEASE TO BE VALID DOCUMENTS FROM MARCH 5.
A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.
THIS IS THE SEVENTH BATCH OF IDENTITY CARDS DECLARED INVALID SINCE THIS NEW IDENTITY CARD RE-ISSUE SCHEME STARTED ON JULY 1, 1987.
"ONCE AN OLD CARD IS DECLARED INVALID, IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY PURPOSE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
"FOR EXAMPLE, MEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP HOLDING AN INVALID OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARD WILL NOT BE ABLE ΤΟ USE IT FOR TRAVELLING ABROAD OR TO APPLY FOR A TRAVEL DOCUMENT.
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THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR SPECIFIED CARD REPLACEMENT DUE TO THEIR ABSENCE FROM HONG HONG OR ANY OTHER REASONS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY APPROACH ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUE OFFICES.
THESE CASES WILL BE LOOKED INTO THOROUGHLY AND DEALT WITH ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS.
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