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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1978

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RECORD SET IN LAND OFFICE'S WORK

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THE LAND OFFICE HAD AN EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY MONTH IN SEPTEMBER,

• DURING WHICH A NUMBER OF RECORDS WERE SET IN RESPECT OF ITS WORK.

THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, MR. P. JACOBS, SAID THAT DURING THE MONTH 16,884 DEEDS WERE LODGED FOR REGISTRATION, 974 MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN JUNE THIS YEAR, AND 5,276 MORE WHEN COMPARED WITH FIGURE IN SEPTEMBER 1977.

HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT A RECORD NUMBER OF 19,845 DEEDS WERE ACTUALLY REGISTERED AS AGAINST THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 16,126 SET IN OCTOBER 1977.

THE TOTAL FEES COLLECTED BY THE LAND OFFICE FOR THE MONTH WHICH AMOUNTED TO JUST OVER $1.5 MILLION WAS ALSO THE HIGHEST ON RECORD.

MR. JACOBS SAID THE MONTH ALSO PROVIDED A RECORD IN RESPECT OF THE TOTAL PREMIUM FOR LOTS SOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT AT PUBLIC AUCTION. THE FIGURE REACHED A TOTAL OF $1,103,570,000 AS AGAINST THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF $684,775,000 SET LAST MONTH. +

THE NEWLY FORMED HOME OWNERSHIP SECTION OF THE LAND OFFICE WAS ALSO VERY BUSY.

DURING THE MONTH 1,151 DEEDS OF ASSIGNMENT WERE EXECUTED. ON EACH OCCASION THE FLAT OWNER CALLED AT THE LAND OFFICE TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ASSISTANT REGISTRAR.

NEW REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTERING FOR IDENTITY CARDS

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THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FROM NOVEMBER 1, ALL APPLICANTS FOR JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS AND LATE APPLICANTS FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SIZE OF TWO INCHES BY ONE-AND-A-HALF INCHES AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE SAID THIS NEW REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO HOLDERS OF JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS WHO REGISTER FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS WITHIN THE STATUTORY PERIOD OF ONE MONTH OF REACHING 18 YEARS OF AGE.

HE ALSO REMINDED PARENTS AND GUARDIANS THAT THEY SHOULD REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN AND WARDS FOR JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE IR 11TH BIRTHDAY.

ALL NEW ARRIVALS, WHO INTEND TO STAY IN HONG KONG FOR MORE THAN 90 DAYS, SHOULD ALSO REGISTER FOR AN IDENTITY CARD WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR ARRIVAL, HE SAID.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SEEK ADVICE ON THESE MATTERS AT THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE OR ANY OF ITS BRANCH OFFICES.

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