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SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1984

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ON THE LABOUR FRONT, INSPECTORS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT VISITED 10 640 ESTABLISHMENTS TO WEED OUT ANY ILLEGAL

IMMIGRANTS WHO MAY BE WORKING, AND TO CHECK THAT EMPLOYERS FULFIL THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATION OF KEEPING PROPER RECORDS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

A TOTAL OF 12 PERSONS IN 12 ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND WITHOUT PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY AND HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

ANOTHER SEVEN ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE KEEPING EITHER NO RECORD OR IMPROPER RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES. THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ALSO SUMMONSED 66 ESTABLISHMENTS TO PRESENT THEIR EMPLOYEE RECORDS FOR INSPECTION AT THE DEPARTMENT.

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THEY COULD BE FINED UP TO $50,000 AND JAILED FOR UP TO A YEAR IF THEY WERE FOUND TO BE EMPLOYING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

WOMEN'S TURN TO GET NEW I.D. CARDS

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OVER 950 000 WOMEN BORN BETWEEN 1947 AND 1965 WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS IN DIFFERENT PERIODS, STARTING FROM APRIL 24 THIS YEAR.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (SATURDAY), MISS JUDY WONG, PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER (REGISTRATION OF PERSONS) OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, SAID, THE SECOND CYCLE OF THE NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE SCHEME, WHICH COVERS WOMEN, WILL LAST ABOUT ONE YEAR.+

*LIKE THE IR MALE COUNTERPARTS, THEY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL AGE GROUPS, AND EACH GROUP WILL BE ASKED TO COME FORWARD DURING A SPECIFIED PERIOD, SHE SAID.

+GREEN SEAL 1.D. CARD HOLDERS MUST FOLLOW THE SAME APPLICATION SCHEDULE THEY WILL NOT BE TREATED SEPARATELY, SHE STRESSED.

THE FIRST GROUP TO BE CALLED FORWARD WILL BE WOMEN BORN IN 1963, 1964 AND 1965. THEY WILL BE GIVEN SIX WEEKS TO APPLY FOR NEW CARDS.

+APPLICANTS MAY GO TO ANY OF THE EIGHT NEW 1.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR OLD 1.D. CARDS.+

THE ENTIRE PROCESS WILL TAKE ABOUT 30 MINUTES, AND APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO COLLECT THEIR NEW CARDS AND SURRENDER THE OLD ONES 18 WORKING DAYS LATER.

+THOSE WHO WANT TO ALTER THEIR LAST NAMES AS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN MARITAL STATUS SHOULD BRING ALONG RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE CERTIFICATES, TO SUPPORT THEIR CASES,+ SHE SAID.

HOWEVER, THOSE WHO WISH TO HAVE THEIR DAMAGED CARDS REPLACED OR THE IR PERSONAL DATA CHANGED SHOULD GO TO ONE OF THE 11 REGULAR REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFF485# MND NOT TO THE ISSUE CENTRES.

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