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SARAY, JANUARY 7, 1984

FROM THERE, SIR PETER PROCEEDED TO WONG SIU CHING HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY IN SHA KOK ESTATE, WHICH CARES FOR SOME 150 ELDERLY PEOPLE. THE HOSTEL IS OPERATED BY THE CHINESE RHENISH CHURCH, HONG KONG SYNOD.

SIR PETER CONCLUDED HIS VISIT TO SHA TIN BY VISITING THE GOVERNMENT HOUSING SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY AT THE CITY ONE COMPLEX AND TALKING TO SOME RESIDENTS THERE.

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THROUGHOUT THE VISIT, SIR PETER WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY THE

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ELFARE DEPARTMENT'S NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL OFFICER,

MR ALFRED CHUI.

I.D. CARD SCHEME ENTERS PHASE 8 ****

MEN BORN IN 1953 AND 1952 WERE TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED TO APPLY FOR THEIR NEW IDENTITY CARDS WHEN THE EIGHTH PHASE OF THE NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE SCHEME BEGINS ON MONDAY (JANUARY 9).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID: THESE TWO AGE GROUPS WILL BE GIVEN A FIVE-WEEK PERIOD TO HAVE THEIR OLD CARDS REPLACED BEFORE FEBRUARY 11.

+THEY SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR OLD CARDS AND CALL AT ANY OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES BETWEEN 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS,+ HE ADDED.

THE SPOKESMAN WARNED THAT ANYONE IN THIS AGE BRACKET WHO FAILS TO APPLY FOR A NEW CARD IN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD IS BOUND TO SUFFER INCONVENIENCE AND MAY BE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION ONCE HIS OLD CARD BECOMES INVALID.

+HOWEVER, THOSE WHO ARE AWAY FROM HONG KONG AND WILL NOT BE BACK BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE MAY APPLY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE IR RETURN,+ HE SAID,

THOSE WHO WISH TO VISIT THE ISSUE OFFICES AT A PRE-ARRANGED TIME ARE WELCOME TO MAKE USE OF THE MAIL-IN APPOINTMENT SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FORMS IN CHINESE OR ENGLISH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE OR IMMIGRATION OFFICE.

+APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR ANY NORMAL WORKING DAY, EXCEPT MONDAYS, BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5.30 PM.+

+ THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM MUST REACH THE ISSUE OFFICE OF ONE'S CHOICE AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THIS PHASE,+ THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

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