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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1990
OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS INVALID FROM MARCH 5
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED MEN BORN BETWEEN 1941 AND 1952 THAT THEIR OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BEFORE JULY 1, 1987 WILL CEASE TO BE VALID DOCUMENTS FROM MONDAY, MRACH 5.
"THIS IS THE SEVENTH BATCH OF IDENTITY CARDS DECLARED INVALID SINCE THIS NEW IDENTITY CARD RE-ISSUE SCHEME STARTED IN JULY 1987,
11 A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE EMPHASISED THAT ONCE AN OLD CARD WAS DECLARED INVALID, IT WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY PURPOSE.
"FOR EXAMPLE, MEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP HOLDING AN INVALID OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR TRAVELLING ABROAD OR TO APPLY FOR A TRAVEL DOCUMENT.
"HOWEVER, THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR SPECIFIED CARD REPLACEMENT PERIODS DUE TO THEIR ABSENCE FROM HONG KONG OR ANY OTHER REASONS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY APPROACH ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUE OFFICES. HE ADDED.
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THESE CASES WILL BE LOOKED INTO THOROUGHLY AND DEALT WITH ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS.
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
PLB BAN ZONE IN CENTRAL
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT FROM 10 AM ON SUNDAY (MARCH 4), THE SECTION OF MAN WA LANE BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL BUS BAN AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WILL BE DESIGNATED A PUBLIC LIGHT ZONE.
ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, EXCEPT THOSE WITH PERMITS ISSUED THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PROHIBITED ZONE 24 HOURS DAILY.
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