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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 193-

MEN TOLD TO GET NEW IDENTITY CARDS

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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT MEN BORN BETWEEN 1924 AND 1928 WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW I.D. CARDS FROM SEPTEMBER 9 TO OCTOBER 12.

DURING THE FIVE-WEEK PERIOD, APPLICANTS CAN BRING ALONG THE IR OLD CARDS AND CALL AT ANY OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS.

THE ISSUE OFFICES ARE LOCATED AT:

HONG KONG

EAST KOWLOON

1 BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.

WEST KOWLOON

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TSUEN WAN

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SHA TIN

YUEN LONG

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TUEN MUN

SHEUNG SHUI

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.

SHATIN 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 HUI.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT MAIL-IN APPOINTMENT FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND IMMIGRATION OFFICES.

+APPLICANTS CAN ALSO CALL THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ON 3-7333111 FOR SUCH FORMS TO BE MAILED TO THEM, HE SAID.

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

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED APPLICANTS TO ASCERTAIN THEIR YEARS OF BIRTH BEFORE VISITING AN ISSUE OFFICE.

+ IF IN DOUBT, THEY ARE ADVISED TO BRING ALONG THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS PASSPORTS OR CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY, HE SAID.

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