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SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1985

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NEXT PHASE FOR NEW I.D. CARDS

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MEN BORN IN 1929, 1930, 1931 AND 1932 WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).

THIS PHASE WILL LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7. DURING WHICH APPLICANTS MAY CALL AT ANY OF THE EIGHT 1.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS. BUT ALL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON AUGUST 24 AND 26, BEING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

+THE ISSUE OFFICES ARE USUALLY VERY BUSY DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF A NEW PHASE. MANY APPLICANTS HAVE TO BE TURNED AWAY ON THEIR FIRST VISIT AND ASKED TO COME BACK AT A LATER DATE,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

HE THEREFORE ADVISED APPLICANTS TO AVOID THE INITIAL RUSH. +ANOTHER WAY OF MINIMISING INCONVENIENCE IS TO MAKE USE OF THE MAIL-IN APPOINTMENT SERVICE, HE SAID.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE SERVICE ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL

DISTRICT OFFICES AND IMMIGRATION OFFICES.

+PEOPLE CAN ALSO RING OUR DEPARTMENT ON 3-7333111 REQUESTING FOR FORMS TO BE MAILED TO THEM, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

+COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE ISSUE OFFICE OF ONE'S CHOICE AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE PHASE,+ HE SAID.

THE ADDRESSES OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES ARE :

HONG KONG

EAST KOWLOON

WEST KOWLOON

TSUEN WAN

SHA TIN

YUEN LONG

TUEN MUN

SHEUNG SHUI

: BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.

: AMOY GARDEN PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR, 77 NGAU

TAU KOK ROAD.

: CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND FLOOR,

393 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.

: EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR,

29-37 TSUEN FU STREET.

: SHA TIN CENTRE, PODIUM FLOOR, 2-16 WANG POK

STREET.

• HOP YICK CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, 31 HOP YICK ROAD.

: CHI LOK COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR,

CHI LOK FA YUEN.

: TSUEN WO TAI LAU, GROUND FLOOR, 82-84

SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HU!.

THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, WHO WOULD BE REPATRIATED UPON DETECTION.

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