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THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 23, 1980

EMPLOYERS WHO TAKE ON PEOPLE WITHOUT IDENTITY CARDS, OR AN APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENT, WILL BE LIABLE TO A FINE OF $50 000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT.

THE NEW LEGISLATION PROVIDES THAT AN EMPLOYEE MUST HAVE AN ID CARD OR PROOF OF AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OR REPLACEMENT, OR IF HE IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE, HE SHOULD HAVE A VALID TRAVEL DOCUMENT, OR A VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CARD, OR A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION ISSUED UNDER THE ORDINANCE TO THE AGED, THE BLIND AND THE INFIRM.

IN THE CASE OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES, THE EMPLOYER WILL BE EMPOWERED TO DISMISS AN EMPLOYEE WITHOUT NOTICE OR PAYMENT IN LIEU IF THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE HIS IDENTITY CARD OR SPECIFIED DOCUMENT BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3 FOR INSPECTION BY THE EMPLOYER.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IT HAD BECOME NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE REQUIREMENT TO CARRY PROOF OF IDENTITY THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, IN LINE WITH THE NEW MEASURES TO DEAL MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

FROM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 EVERYONE AGED 15 OR OVER WHO IS REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE WILL BE REQUIRED TO CARRY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS AS PROOF OF IDENTITY:

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HIS IDENTITY CARD OR

*

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A FORM ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE HAS APPLIED FOR A

REPLACEMENT IDENTITY CARD (IF HE HAS LOST HIS CARD)

OR

A FORM ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE HAS APPLIED TO BE REGISTERED FOR AN ID CARD OR

* HIS CURRENT DRIVING LICENCE OR

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HIS SERVICE IDENTITY CARD (IF HE IS EMPLOYED IN HER MAJESTY'S FORCES) OR

* HIS VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CARD (IF HE IS A VIETNAMESE

REFUGEE) OR

*

A VALID TRAVEL DOCUMENT.

FAILURE TO CARRY AN IDENTITY CARD. OR ONE OF THE SPECIFIED ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTS, RENDERS A PERSON LIABLE TO A FINE OF UP TO $1 000.

THE SPOKESMAN