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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1987

CHIU'S MOTHER

PC CHIU AND MRS CHIU WILL LEAVE LONDON ON THE ON JULY 31. WHILE THEY ARE AWAY PC AFTER THEIR EIGHT-MONTH-OLD SON.

THE

RETURN JOURNEY WILL BE LOOKING

GRANTED PC CHIU

$15,750

TO MEET

BRANCH WELFARE

HAS SUBSISTENCE AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.

THIS SAID

IS THE THIRD POSSIBLE FOR MEDAL AT

MRS ANNA YIU OF THE WELFARE BRANCH TIME THAT THE BRANCH HAS GIVEN ASSISTANCE IN MAKING IT

GALLANTRY QUEEN'S OFFICERS TO GO TO LONDON TO RECEIVE THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

THE PREVIOUS FECIPIENTS WERE PC (NOW STATION SERGEANT) HO HING- CHUEN IN 1979 AND PC (NOW SERGEANT) YEUNG CHUN-HING IN 1981.

HO HING-CHUEN BRAVELY TRIED TO APPREHEND ARMED BANK ROBBERS WATERLOO ROAD IN NOVEMBER, 1977.

IN

YEUNG CHUN-HING ALSO ENGAGED ARMED BANK TSUI IN DECEMBER, 1979.

IN ROBBERS,

ΤΑΙ

KOK

POSSESSION OF INVALID IDENTITY CARDS AN OFFENCE

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THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN AMENDED ΤΟ THE EFFECT THAT ONCE A PERSON HAS REPORTED THE LOSS OF HIS IDENTITY CARD TO A REGISTRATION OFFICER, THAT CARD WILL BECOME INVALID.

THE REGULATIONS ALSO STIPULATE THAT THE POSSESSION OF AN INVALID IDENTITY CARD IS AN OFFENCE AND THE MAXIMUM PENALTY OF WHICH IS A FINE OF$3,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR ONE YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FROM THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) SAID: "ANY PERSON WHO HAS REPORTED LOSS OF HIS IDENTITY CARD TO A REGISTRATION OFFICER AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY INVALID CARD SHOULD HAVE IT DELIVERED TO A DISPOSAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

RECOVERED THE LOST AND REGISTRATION OFFICER FOR

"

CARD

A PERSON WHO IS IN POSSESSION OF A CAN BE EASILY IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

LOST OR INVALID IDENTITY COMPUTER SYSTEM

THE

OF

LIABLE TO A

"IN ADDITION, ANY PERSON WHO WITHOUT REASONABLE EXCUSE OBTAINS

AND IS MORE THAN ONE IDENTITY CARD COMMITS AN OFFENCE FINE OF $20,000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS.

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BETWEEN JULY 1 AND 22, 59 PERSONS HAVE SO FAR TO BE IN POSSESSION OF INVALID IDENTITY CARDS AND INVESTIGATION.

BEEN IDENTIFIED ARE

STILL UNDER

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