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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1987

"THE RE-ISSUE SCHEME WILL BE PHASED OVER A 4 1/2 NEAR PERIOD AND GROUPS OF PEOPLE KILL BF CALLED FORWARD TO EXCHANGE THEIR EXISTING IDENTITY CARDS ACCORDING TO THEIR YEAR OF BIRTH AND SEX, HE ADDED.

HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE NEW IDENTITY CARDS TO BE ISSUED FROM JULY

1987 WOULD REFLECT THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE HOLDER, THAT IS, WHETHER OR NOT HE HAS THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG.

1.

"THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT 15 OF VITAL IMPORTANCE

TO THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS } (BN{0}} PASSPORTS AND HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY (RCI) TO BE ISSUED FROM JULY 1, 1987, HE SAID.

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"IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO INTRODUCE A PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD (P1) TO ENABLE A RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE IN(O) PASSPORTS AND HRCI TO BE ISSUED FROM JULY 1 1987", HE ADDED.

DETAILS OF THE DATA CONTAINED IN THE NEW FORM OF IDENTITY CARD AND ITS · FEATURĖS KILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER STAGE.

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WHO THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED, "PERSONS

ARE DEFINED AS 'HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS' WILL DE ELIGIBLE FOR A PIC.

UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE DEFINED AS "HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS";

(A) PERSONS WHO ARE OF CHINESE RACE AND HAVE AT ANY TIME BEEN ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS;

[B]

PERSONS WHO ARE

BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG, E.G. NATURALIZATION OR REGISTRATION IN JONG KONG BRITISH NATIONALITY ACTS; AND

BY

BIRTH.

UNDER THE

FERSONS WHO ARE COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS AND WHO IMMEDIATELY BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1983 HAD THE RIGHT TO LAND IN RỌNG KONG ORDINANCE BY VIRTUE OF SECTION 8(THA) OF THE IMMIGRATION AS THEN IN FORCE.

HONG KONG WILL 1ERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN

AN IDENTITY BE ISSUED WITH

CARD (K WHICH WILL NOT INCLUDE STATEMENT THAT THE HOLDER HAS THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG.

TO EXCHANGE

ANYONE WHO IS CALLEN FORKARD

FOR THE NEW CARD SHOULD GO TO ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUE OFFICES,

FROM JULY 1, 1987, THE NEW 1.D, CARD DAILY FROM 8.00 AM TO 9.30 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAYS

ISSUE OFFICES ARE OPEN

HOLIDAYS. AND PUBLIC

/THEIR ADDRESSES