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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1979

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UNDER THE ORDINANCE, THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE MAY GIVE TO AN OWNER OF A VESSEL WHICH IS ABANDONED IN THE WATERS OF HONG KONG SUCH DIRECTIONS AS HE THINKS FIT IN RESPECT OF THE REMOVAL, MOVEMENT, ANCHORING, MOORING, SECURING, RAISING OR DESTRUCTION OF THE VESSEL.

+ON JULY 5 THE DIRECTOR ISSUED TO THE OWNER OF THE *SKYLUCK' A DIRECTION TO REMOVE THE VESSEL FROM ITS PRESENT POSITION AT SHEK KOK TSUI, LAMMA ISLAND, BY 8 A.M. ON JULY 16,+ MR. WONG SAID.

SMALLER DRIVING LICENCES FROM 1980

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL INTRODUCE A SMALLER DRIVING LICENCE OF APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SIZE AS A CREDIT CARD SOMETIME IN 1980 DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF STAFF AND COMPUTER RESOURCES, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. LEWIS DAVIES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. PETER C. WONG ON THE POSSIBILITY OF SCALING DOWN THE H.K. IDENTITY CARD AND DRIVING LICENCE TO A SIZE THAT CAN BE CONVENIENTLY PLACED IN AN AVERAGE SIZED CARD HOLDER OR WALLET, MR. DAVIES SAID THAT IT WAS AGREED THAT SMALLER DOCUMENTS WOULD BE A CONVENIENCE.

*IT IS NOT MANDATORY TO CARRY IDENTITY CARDS EXCEPT IN PING CHAU BUT IN CONSIDERING THE LONG TERM PLANS TO IMPROVE THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS SYSTEM, THE ISSUE OF A MORE CONVENIENT SIZE OF CARD OR DEVICE WILL NOT BE OVERLOOKED, HE SAID.

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