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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1987

(F) THE PLACE OF BIRTH WILL BE REPLACED BY SYMBOLS ON !.... NEW CARD то ALLOW MORE SPACE ΤΟ ACCOMMODATE LARGER-SIZED CHARACTERS. THE SYMBOLS ARE AS FOLLOWS: -

Z FOR HONG KONG

X FOR CHINA

W FOR MACAU

O FOR OTHER COUNTRIES

(G) THERE WILL BE NO RENEWAL DATE ON THE NEW CARD.

SAID

WITH

HAD

REFERRING TO FORGERY AND IMPERSONATION CASES, MR L'ARTER

BEING THAT THE NUMBER OF FORGED CARDS AND CARDS

TAMPERED GREATLY REDUCED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EXISTING CARD.

FOR EMERGED.

THIS "HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM OF IMPERSONATION HAS

A REASON, THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROCURRED

NEW REPROGRAPHIC SYSTEM IN ORDER TO REPRODUCE A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE ON THE NEW IDENTITY CARD. THE COST OF THE NEW REPROGRAPHIC SYSTEM IS ABOUT $4.7 MILLION.

"IN ORDER TO COMBAT IMPERSONATION CASES, THE REGISTRATION OF

THE PERSONS REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN AMENDED TO

EFFECT THAT, ONCE A PERSON HAS REPORTED THE LOSS OF HIS IDENTITY CARD TO A REGISTRATION OFFICER, THAT CARD WILL BECOME INVALID AND ALSO THE POSSESSION OF AN INVALID IDENTITY CARD IS AN OFFENCE, THE MAXIMUM PENALTY OF WHICH IS A FINE OF $3,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR ONE YEAR, SAID MR CARTER.

TI

EXPLAINING THE *** SYMBOLS, WHICH WERE PRINTED IN THE EXISTING CARD, MR CARTER SAID THEY APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS THE AGE OF 18 OR ABOVE:

OF

(A) HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY CITIZENS (HKBDTC'S) WHOLLY OR PARTLY OF CHINESE RACE IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THEY HOLD OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS;

+

(B) BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENS (BOC'S} BRITISH SUBJECTS (BS'S) ONLY AND BRITISH PROTECTED PERSONS (BPP) WHOLLY OR PARTLY OF CHINESE RACE WHO ARE PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF HONG KONG AND WHO DO NOT HAVE OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS;

(C) STATELESS HONG KONG RESIDENTS ON UNLIMITED STAY WHO DO NOT

HAVE OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.

THE FOLLOWING PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 17 WILL

*

QUALIFIED FOR

17

..

:

(A) HKBDTC'S WHOLLY OR PARTLY OF CHINESE RACE IRRESPECTIVE

WHETHER THEY HOLD OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS;

BE

OF

(B) BOC'S, BS'S