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FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1990

CARD

DIFFICULTY

AGED APPLICANTS LIVING ON HONG KONG ISLAND WHO HAVE IN USING ESCALATORS AT THE HONG KONG NEW IDENTITY AT BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, MAY TELEPHONE 574 7070 ARRANGE TO HAVE THEIR IDENTITY CARDS REPLACED AT THE REGISTRATION PERSONS OFFICE - HONG KONG OFFICE ON EIGHTH FLOOR, WANCHAI 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, WHERE LIFT SERVICE IS AVAILABLE.

TOWER

ISSUE OFFICE

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THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IN ORDER TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT, THE APPLICANTS NEEDED TO GIVE THEIR NAMES, IDENTITY NUMBERS AND YEARS OF BIRTH TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT STAFF.

AN CARD

HE REMINDED MEN BORN IN 1928, 1929, 1930 OR 1931 WHO APPLIED FOR THEIR NEW IDENTITY CARDS TO COME FORWARD

HAVE NOT WITHOUT DELAY AS THERE IS ONLY ONE MORE WEEK LEFT

FURTHER BEFORE THE CLOSES ON APRIL 7.

CURRENT PHASE

FAILURE TO APPLY FOR A NEW IDENTITY CARD WITHIN THE PERIOD IS AN OFFENCE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $3,000.

THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

SPECIFIED

AMNESTY FOR

NO LACK OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO STUDENTS

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HONG KONG WILL ATTAIN EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

IN HELPING ALL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THE INDIVIDUALLY ARE CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING.

IF IT SUCCEEDS HIGHEST STANDARDS THAT THEY

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, SAID THIS AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE SING TAO MOST IMPROVED STUDENTS AWARD AT QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM TODAY (FRIDAY).

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HE SAID HELP COMES IN MANY FORMS AND THE AWARD SCHEME, SPONSORED BY THE SING TAO FOUNDATION, IS ONE OF THEM WHICH SEEKS ENCOURAGE JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS TO DEVELOP FULLY THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL.

UNDER THE SCHEME, AWARDS OF $300 ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE BEST ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE ON COMPLETION OF SECONDARY 2 OR SECONDARY 3 OVER THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR.

TIE SCHEME, IN ITS DEBUT YEAR, IS ADMINISTERED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE SING TAO FOUNDATION. IT ATTRACTED PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WHICH SELECTED 523 STUDENTS RECIPIENTS.

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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SING TAO FOUNDATION, MISS SALLY AW SIAN, PAID TRIBUTE TO PARENTS AND TEACHERS WHO, SHE SAID, ARE PART OF THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND HONG KONG'S SUCCESS.

/SHE HOPED