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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1986

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AG HEADS GROUP ON CHINA VISIT

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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS, WILL VISIT CHINA WITH A GROUP OF LOCAL LAWYERS FROM SEPTEMBER 21 TO 28 AT THE INVITATION OF THE CHINA LAW SOCIETY.

THE GROUP WILL VISIT PEKING, SHANGHAI AND CANTON WHERE THEY WILL GIVE A SERIES OF LECTURES ON HONG KONG'S LEGAL SYSTEM AND COMMERCIAL LAWS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MR THOMAS WILL LEAVE FOR CHINA ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 21) BY FLIGHT CA 102 (ETD 12.30 PM).

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BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE HE WILL MEET THE PRESS AT THE VIP

YOU ARE PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM AT THE AIRPORT AT 11.40 AM. INVITED TO ATTEND. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

OLD ID CARDS DECLARED INVALID

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ALL OLD IDENTITY CARDS BELONGING TO WOMEN BORN BETWEEN 1935 AND 1946 WILL CEASE TO BE LEGAL DOCUMENTS FROM SEPTEMBER 29 THIS YEAR, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

THIS WILL BE THE SEVENTH BATCH OF OLD IDENTITY CARDS TO BE DECLARED INVALID SINCE THE RE-ISSUE SCHEME STARTED.

+A TOTAL OF 276 000 OLD CARDS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A SMALL MINORITY OF THIS AGE GROUP STILL HOLD THE OLD ID CARD, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE URGED ANYONE WHO HAS NOT APPLIED FOR A NEW CARD TO DO SO BEFORE THE INVALIDATION DATE,

THEY SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR OLD CARDS AND CALL AT ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS.

FAILURE TO APPLY FOR A NEW ID CARD WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN A GOVERNOR'S ORDER IS AN OFFENCE. DEFAULTERS WILL BE PROSECUTED AND ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $3 000.

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