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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1988

MORE OLD-TYPE I.D. CARDS INVALID FROM SEPT. 12

THAT

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED MEN BORN BETWEEN 1957 AND 1962

THEIR OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED LAST YEAR WILL CEASE TO BE VALID DOCUMENTS SEPTEMBER 12 THIS YEAR.

BEFORE JULY 1

"THIS IS THE SECOND BATCH OF I.D. CARDS DECLARED INVALID

1.D. THIS NEW

CARD

STARTED ON RE-195UE SCHIEME SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

FROM

SINCE

1987, JULY,

..

HE EMPHASISED THAT ONCE AN OLD CARD WAS WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY PURPOSE.

DECLARED INVALID,

IT

GROUP HOLDING AN

CHINA

INVALID OR

"FOR EXAMPLE, MEN OF THE ABOVE AGE OLD-TYPE I.D. CARD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR TRAVEL TO MACAU OR TO APPLY FOR A TRAVEL DOCUMENT, HE SAID.

Th

SPECIFIRD CARD RENEWAL "HOWEVER, THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR

KONG OR ANY OTHER REASONS PERIODS DUE TO THEIR ABSENCE FROM HONG

CARD 189UN SHOULD IMMEDIATELY APPROACH ANY ONE OF THE RIGHT NEW I.D. OFFICES, HE ADDED.

DEALT WITH ON

THESE CASES WILL BE LOOKED INTO THOROUGHLY AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS.

THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE would ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

BB

NO AMNESTY FOR

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