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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986

AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE SECOND MALE CYCLE ABOUT 947 000 MEN BORN IN OR BEFORE 1947 HAVE OBTAINED THEIR NEW I.D. CARDS. THE FIGURE COMES VERY CLOSE TO THE CENSUS ESTIMATED POPULATION IN THIS AGE GROUP.

+HOWEVER, ANYONE IN THAT AGE GROUP WHO IS STILL HOLDING AN OLD I.D. CARD SHOULD APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THEIR OLD CARDS WILL SOON BE DECLARED INVALID, HE SAID.

ANYONE FOUND IN POSSESSION OF AN INVALID I.D. CARD WILL BE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION.

AS TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM HONG KONG AND MISSED THE IR TURN SHOULD APPLY FOR A NEW 1.D. CARD WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR RETURN.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SECOND FEMALE CYCLE, WHICH STARTS TOMORROW.

THEY ARE WELCOMED TO MAKE USE OF THE PHONE-IN SERVICE WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE CURRENT FEMALE CYCLE.

APPLICANTS MAY TELEPHONE THE OFFICE OF THEIR CHOICE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON ON SATURDAY TO ARRANGE FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

THE OFFICES ARE OPEN DAILY FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 AM EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THEIR ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR BOOK ING APPOINTMENTS ARE:

HONG KONG * BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WANCHAI

EAST KOWLOON: AMOY GARDEN PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR,

77 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.

5-747070

3-7553679

WEST KOWLOON: CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND 3-7232442

FLOOR, 393 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.

TSUEN WAN

: EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND

FLOOR 29-37 TSUEN FU STREET.

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SHATIN

# SHATIN CENTRE, PODIUM FLOOR,

2-16 WANG POK STREET.

0-6359108

YUEN LONG

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

0-793291

TUEN MUN

■ CHI LOK COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, CHI LOK FA YUEN.

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SHEUNG SHUI TSUEN WO TAI LAU, GROUND FLOOR,

82-84 SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HUT,

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/APPLICANTS ARE