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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1934

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OLD ID'S FOR WOMEN AGED 19 TO 29 DECLARED INVALID

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DURING THE WEEK TO DECEMBER 13, MORE THAN 400 WOMEN BORN BETWEEN 1955 AND 1965 RESPONDED TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT'S FINAL CALL TO APPLY FOR NEW ID CARDS,

THIS BRINGS TO 603 040 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19 AND 29 WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR NEW CARDS. THE FIGURE REPRESENTS 98 PER CENT OF THE ESTIMATED FEMALE POPULATION IN THESE AGE GROUPS.

+WE BELIEVE THAT THE REMAINING TWO PER CENT WERE AWAY FROM HONG KONG WHEN THE IR TURNS CAME AND HAVE NOT RETURNED SINCE THEN, AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

A TOTAL OF 610 000 OLD IDENTITY CARDS BELONGING TO WOMEN AGED 19 TO 29 WERE DECLARED INVALID TODAY (SUNDAY).

THIS WAS THE FIRST BATCH OF FEMALE ID CARDS THAT WERE DESTROYED SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW ID CARD ISSUE SCHEME IN MAY LAST YEAR.

THE SPOKESMAN DESCRIBED THE RESPONSE SO FAR TO THE WOMEN'S CYCLE AS BEING MORE THAN SATISFACTORY.

+WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE EACH PHASE ON SCHEDULE. MOST APPLICANTS COULD PROVIDE THE IR PERSONAL PARTICULARS ACCURATELY AND IN FULL, WHICH MADE OUR WORK THAT MUCH EASIER, HE SAID.

THE FIRST WOMEN'S CYCLE IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH NEXT YEAR, AFTER WHICH THE SECOND MEN'S CYCLE WILL BEGIN.

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON BROADCASTING DEVELOPMENT

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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO LISTEN IN AT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS OF THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD WHICH WILL COMMENCE TOMORROW (MONDAY).

AT THE HEARINGS, THOSE ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD WILL ELABORATE ON THE IR VIEWS ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF BROADCASTING.

THE HEARINGS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MORNING FROM 9 AM ON WEEKDAYS UP TO THE END OF JANUARY, EXCEPT ON DECEMBER 24, 27, 28 AND 31. THEY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT EDINBURGH PLACE.

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