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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1989

FIREWORKS BAN REMINDER

LUNAR

HOLIDAYS

LABOUR OFFENCE VALID

THE APPROACHING, YEAR NEW WITH THE DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT IT IS AN TO POSSESS OR DISCHARGE FIREWORKS OR LICENCE.

A WITHOUT FIRE-CRACKERS

THAT UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS

DISCHARGES OR

ANY FIREWORKS TO A MAXIMUM FINE

OF

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID

WHO POSSESSES PERSON ORDINANCE, ANY WITHOUT A LICENCE IS LIABLE, ON CONVICTION, $25,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.

FROM

DEPARTMENT'S THE

MINES SUSPECTED OF

HE SAID EXPLOSIVES OFFICERS DIVISION WILL CONDUCT SPOT CHECKS ON SHOPS AND PREMISES SELLING OR STORING SUCH GOODS.

"ANY UNLICENSED FIREWORKS " HE STRESSED. OFFENDER PROSECUTED,"

FOUND

WILL BE SEIZED AND

THE

THOSE URGED

POSSESSION IN

OF

OR

FIREWORKS THE SPOKESMAN

DIVISION AT FIRE-CRACKERS TO SURRENDER THEM IMMEDIATELY TO THE MINES

OR TO CONTACT THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, KOWLOON, THE DIVISION ON 3-7332356 OR 3-7332358 FOR SUCH GOODS TO BE COLLECTED.

ID CARD REMINDER FOR WOMEN BORN BETWEEN 1957-59

WOMEN BORN THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT URGED TODAY

BEFORE THE FOR NEW IDENTITY IN 1957, 1958 OR 1959 TO APPLY LUNAR NEW YEAR TO AVOID FORSEEABLE CROWDEDNESS AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

(THURSDAY)

CARDS

11,

TO

WHICH HOLIDAYS,

WAS

THE

"ALTHOUGH THE CLOSING DATE FOR THEIR APPLICATIONS IS MARCH APPLICANTS ARE URGED TO COME FORWARD AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE AVOID CROWDEDNESS AFTER THE LUNAR NEW YEAR CASE IN THE PAST YEARS," A SPOKESMAN FOR SAID.

I.D.

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

"FAILURE TO APPLY FOR A NEW PERIOD IS AN OFFENCE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $3,000," HE ADDED.

CARD WITHIN THE SPECIFIED

CARD

APPLICANTS CAN GO TO ANY ONE OF THE ISSUE OFFICES TO RENEW THEIR IDENTITY CARDS.

EIGHT NEW

IDENTITY

THESE OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8 SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

AM

ΤΟ

9.30

PM

DAILY,

EXCEPT

THE ISSUE .............