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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1990

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VISITING SERVICE FOR ISSUE OF NEW IDENTITY CARDS

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THAT A

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED VISITING SERVICE TO ASSIST IN THE APPLICATION FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF CHEUNG CHAU, LAMMA, MUI WO, TAI O AND SAI KUNG FROM MARCH 12 TO 24.

"THIS WILL BE THE FIRST ROUND OF VISITING SERVICE PROVIDED. VISITING TEAMS WILL INITIALLY HANDLE APPLICATIONS FROM MEN BORN BETWEEN 1928 AND 1931, WHO LIVE IN THOSE AREAS, A SPOKESMAN DEPARTMENT SAID.

FOR THE

"THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUCH A SERVICE IS ΤΟ FACILITATE THE APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE AFFECTED BY

CURRENT PHASE OF THE NEW IDENTITY CARD RE-ISSUE SCHEME, AND TO

THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR TURN IN PREVIOUS PHASES A LAST OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY, HE SAID.

OFFER

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"MALE LATECOMERS BORN BETWEEN 1932 AND 1940 ARE THEREFORE

APPLY URGED TO MAKE USE OF THIS SERVICE TO

FOR

NEW THEIR

IDENTITY

CARDS.

DEAL "HOWEVER, THE VISITING TEAMS WILL ONLY

VALID OLD TYPE IDENTITY CARDS.

WITH HOLDERS OF

"OTHER APPLICATIONS SUCH AS REGISTRATION OF AN IDENTITY CARD FOR THE FIRST TIME OR REPLACEMENT OF AN IDENTITY CARD DUE то LOSS, DAMAGE OR FOR AMENDMENT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT ONE OF THE REGULAR REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICES, HE SAID.

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"ON SOME OCCASIONS, APPLICANTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUE OFFICE IN THE URBAN AREAS FOR FURTHER FORMALITIES. IN THESE CASES, THE APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

INDIVIDUALLY,

APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING DURING THE SPECIFIED PERIODS, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS:

LOCATIONS

DATE

CENTRE

MARCH 12 TO 14

MARCH 12 TO 17

MARCH 12 TO 24

MUI WO COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BRANCH OFFICE, GRAND VIEW MANSION, GROUND FLOOR, SHOP D, SOUTH LANTAU ROAD, MUI WO, LANTAU ISLAND, DD4 LOT 669

CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE, 2 CHURCH ROAD, CHEUNG CHAU

SAI KUNG JOCKEY CLUB TOWN HALL, PO TUNG ROAD,

SAI KUNG

OPENING HOURS

10 AM 2 PM

1 PM

―

4 PM

10 AM

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1 PM 2 PM 4 PM

―

10 AM 2 PM

-

1 PM

-

4 PM

/MARCH 19