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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 1984

♦THE ISSUE OFFICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY ON THE FIRST WORKING DAY AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. TO AVOID THE RUSH, IT IS ADVISABLE FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY NOW, HE ADDED.

APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO BRING ALONG THEIR OLD I.D. CARDS WHEN THEY CALL AT ANY OF THE EIGHT NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS.

THOSE WHO ARE BUSY DURING WEEKDAYS MAY VISIT THE ISSUE OFFICES ON WEEKENDS. THEY MAY ALSO MAKE USE OF THE MAIL-IN APPOINTMENT SYSTEM TO VISIT THE ISSUE OFFICES OF THEIR CHOICE AT A PRE-ARRANGED TIME.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT ANY DISTRICT OFFICE OR IMMIGRATION OFFICE.

+APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR ANY TIME BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5,30 PM ON ANY NORMAL WORKING DAY, EXCEPT MONDAYS. HOWEVER, COMPLETED FORMS MUST REACH THE OFFICE AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE FEBRUARY 11,+ HE SAID.

THOSE WHO ARE AWAY FROM HONG KONG AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE BACK BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE SHOULD APPLY FOR THEIR NEW CARDS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR RETURN, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED,

RESULTS OF MEDICAL LICENTIATE EXAM

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THE LICENTIATE COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG TODAY (SATURDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT 127 CANDIDATES HAD PASSED PART I OF THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION FOR UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS.

A TOTAL OF 351 CANDIDATES SAT THE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION PAPER ON PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON JANUARY 10, 1984.

PART II OF THE EXAMINATION, DESIGNED TO TEST THE CANDIDATES" ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES, WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 6 AND MAY 1, 1984.

IN ADDITION TO THE 127 SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR PART I ANOTHER FOUR CANDIDATES WHO HAD FAILED THE PART II EXAMINATION IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WILL ALSO SIT THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION.

CANDIDATES MAY CHOOSE TO TAKE THE EXAMINATION ON EITHER MARCH 6 OR MAY 1.

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