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FRIDAY, JUNE 27 1190

APPLICANTS MAY

SERVICE BY DIALLING 824

REQUIRED.

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MAKE USE OF THE 24-HOUR RECORDED MESSAGE 0303 TO OBTAIN DETAILS OF THE DOCUMENTS

"AS THE APPLICANTS IN THE COMING PHASE ARE OVER 70 YEARS OLD, TO GO TO THE SOME MAY, DUE TO HEALTH REASONS, FIND IT INCONVENIENT ISSUE OFFICES AND WISH TO BE EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS.

"THEY MAY APPLY IN WRITING FOR A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS.

"FOR INFORMATION ON HOW ΤΟ APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE EXEMPTION, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED ΤΟ TELEPHONE DEPARTMENT'S INFORMATION OFFICE ON 824 6111," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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OF

THE

AGED APPLICANTS LIVING ON HONG KONG SIDE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTIES

CARD IN USING ESCALATORS AT THE HONG KONG NEW IDENTITY

ISSUE OFFICE AT BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, MAY TELEPHONE 574 7070 TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THEIR IDENTITY CARDS REPLACED AT THE REGISTRATION OF

HONG KONG OFFICE, PERSONS OFFICE

ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR, WANCHAI

TOWER II, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, WHERE LIFT

AVAILABLE.

SERVICE

IS

OF

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IN ORDER TO MAKE SUCH ARRANGEMENT, AN APPLICANT NEEDS TO GIVE HIS NAME, IDENTITY CARD NUMBER AND YEAR BIRTH TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT STAFF.

1920, 1921 HE REMINDED MEN BORN IN 1918, 1919,

OR 1922 WHO WITHOUT HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR THEIR NEW IDENTITY CARDS TO COME FORWARD

THE CURRENT FURTHER DELAY AS THERE IS ONLY ONE MORE WEEK LEFT BEFORE PHASE CLOSES ON JUNE 30.

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

THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

OVERSTAYERS AND II'S FROM CHINA ARRESTED

* * *

IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATORS HELD A LARGE-SCALE ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT OPERATION IN NORTH POINT AREA YESTERDAY (THURSDAY), AND CONDUCTED IDENTITY CHECKS ON 160 PERSONS AT 31 PLACES.

DURING THE OPERATION, FIVE OVERSTAYERS IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA WERE APPREHENDED.

AND TWO

ILLEGAL

THE FIVE FEMALE OVERSTAYERS, AGED FROM 20 TO 59, ARE NATIVES OF FUKIEN. THEY ARE TWO-WAY PERMIT HOLDERS AND HAVE HONG KONG FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS TO SEVEN MONTHS.

OVERSTAYED IN

/THE TWO

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