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SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1981

APPOINTMENT OF CENSUS ENUMERATORS

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SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS FOR ENUMERATION POSITIONS IN THE COMING CENSUS SHOULD RECEIVE THEIR APPOINTMENT LETTERS DURING THE COMING WEEK, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES THAT THEY SHOULD RETURN CONFIRMATION OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE APPOINTMENT NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 20.

+ALL APPOINTMENTS WILL BE OFFERED IN WRITING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. +CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE AND ARE ADVISED NOT TO ACCEPT APPOINTMENT OFFERS MADE OVER THE TELEPHONE.

SOME 800 CHIEF ENUMERATORS, 1 600 FIELD EDITORS AND ABOUT 10 000 ENUMERATORS WILL BE ENGAGED FOR THE CENSUS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE DURING FEBRUARY 1 TO 4 FOR THE MARINE POPULATION, AND FROM MARCH 6 TO 15 FOR THE LAND POPULATION,

LAST MONTH ABOUT 15 000 TRAINEES FOR ENUMERATORS, SELECTED FROM SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS, SAT AN EXAMINATION FOLLOWING A ONE-WEEK TRAINING COURSE ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE CENSUS, INCLUDING QUESTIONNAIRE CONTENTS, ENUMERATION PROCEDURES AND INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES. APPOINTMENT AS ENUMERATORS IS BASED ON THE TEST RESULTS.

NEW IMMIGRATION OFFICE IN ABERDEEN

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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL OPEN A NEW OFFICE IN ABERDEEN ON MONDAY (JANUARY 5) TO SERVE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

THE NEW OFFICE IS SITUATED AT SITE 5 OF ABERDEEN CENTRE, BLOCK K-N, SHOP 4B, GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS, 2-16, NAM NING STREET JUST NEXT TO THE ABERDEEN BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGE REGISTRY.

IT WILL OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 12.45 PM AND 2 PM TO 4.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 12.30 PM ON SATURDAY.

THE OFFICE ON THE GROUND FLOOR IS FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR JUVENILE AND ADULT IDENTITY CARDS BY LOCAL RESIDENTS WHILE THE FIRST FLOOR OFFICE HANDLES APPLICATIONS FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND VISAS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: THE NEW OFFICE ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES FOR REPLACEMENT OF A DEFACED OR DAMAGED IDENTITY CARD WHERE THE HOLDER IS RECOGNISABLE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE SURRENDERED CARD AND AMENDMENT OF NATIONALITY ON THE CARD FROM CHINESE TO BRITISH.+

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