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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1989

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PERMANENT ALTERNATIVE ACCESSES WILL BE PROVIDED TO CATER FOR THE EXISTING FOOTPATHS THAT HAVE TO BE CLOSED.

DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, PEDESTRIAN ACCESSES, WILL BE MAINTAINED SO THAT ANY INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE MINIMISED.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA LIMITED, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, ON BEHALF OF THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

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A PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG; AT NORTH DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, AT JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, FANLING ROUNDABOUT, FANLING, NEW TERRITORIES.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NOT LATER THAN APRIL 18 THIS YEAR.

OLD-TYPE ID CARDS DECLARED INVALID

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT ALL OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BEFORE JULY 1, 1987 TO WOMEN BORN BETWEEN 1963 AND 1969 WILL CEASE TO BE VALID DOCUMENTS FROM FEBRUARY 27 THIS YEAR.

A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.

THIS IS THE FOURTH BATCH OF ID CARDS DECLARED INVALID SINCE THE NEW ID CARD RE-ISSUE SCHEME STARTED IN JULY 1987.

BE ACCEPTED

"ONCE AN OLD CARD IS DECLARED INVALID, IT WILL NOT FOR ANY PURPOSE. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

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"FOR EXAMPLE, WOMEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP HOLDING AN INVALID OLD-TYPE ID CARD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR TRAVELLING ABROAD OR TO APPLY FOR A TRAVEL DOCUMENT."

THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR SPECIFIED CARD REPLACEMENT PERIODS DUE TO THEIR ABSENCE FROM HONG KONG OR ANY OTHER REASONS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY APPROACH ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW ID CARD ISSUE OFFICES.

THESE CASES