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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1987

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REMINDER FOR MEN BORN IN 1965/66

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT REMINDED TODAY (FRIDAY) MEN BORN 1965 AND 1966 TO APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS BEFORE OCTOBER 11.

IN

UP TO SEPTEMBER 16, THE EIGHT NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES HAVE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 37,245 APPLICATIONS.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 67,218 MORE APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED IN THE REMAINING THREE WEEKS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID: "TO AVOID LAST-MINUTE RUSH, MEN OF THIS AGE GROUP WHO HAVE NOT YET APPLIED FOR A NEW I.D. CARD SHOULD COME FORWARD EARLY.

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APPLICANTS CAN GO TO ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE

OFFICES.

THEY MAY MAKE USE OF THE PHONE-IN SERVICE ΤΟ ARRANGE FOR AN APPOINTMENT BY CALLING THE OFFICE OF THEIR CHOICE.

THE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE ISSUE OFFICES ARE:

HONG KONG : BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER

HANCHAI.

ROAD,

TEL. NO. 5-747070

EAST KOWLOON:

AMOY GARDEN PLAZA, 2ND FLOOR, 77 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD. TEL. NO. 3-7553679.

WEST KOWLOON:

CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 2ND FLOOR, 393 CANTON ROAD, YAU MA TEI. TEL. NO. 3-7232424.

TSUEN WAN

EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 29-37 TSUEN FU STREET. TEL. NO. 0-4981259.

SHATIN

:

YUEN LONG

SHATIN CENTRE, PODIUM FLOOR, 2-16 WANG POK STREET. TEL. NO. 0-6059108.

HOP YICK CENTRE, 2ND FLOOR, 31 HOP YICK ROAD. TEL. NO. 0-793291.

TUEN MUN

:

CHI LOK COMMERCIAL

CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, CHI

LOK FA YUEN. TEL. NO. 0-4580862.

SHEUNG SHUI : TSUEN WO TAI LAU, GROUND FLOOR, 82-84 SAN FUNG

AVENUE, SHEK WU HUI. TEL. NO. 0-927155.

THESE OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

/THE SPOKESMAN