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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1991

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

"FOR EXAMPLE, MEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP HOLDING AN INVALID OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARD WILL NOT BE ABLE то 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 IDENTITY CARD ISSUE OFFICES.

THESE CASES WILL BE LOOKED INTO THOROUGHLY AND DEALT WITH ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS.

ONES.

THE SIZE OF THE NEW TYPE I.D. CARDS IS THE SAME AS THE OLD

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE OLD CARDS AND THE NEW ONES.

THE MAIN DIFFERENCES ARE:

* THE IDENTITY CARD NUMBER IS PRINTED ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE OLD CARD, BUT ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE NEW CARD.

THE

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HONG KONG CREST AT THE BACK IS REPLACED BY THE MULTICOLOUR BACKGROUND PRINTING.

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

HUNG HOM EMPLOYMENT OFFICE CLOSED

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL CLOSE DOWN ITS LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) OFFICE IN HUNG HOM FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE FOR JOB-SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS.

AFTER THE CLOSURE, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYERS AND JOB-SEEKERS IN THE TSIM SHA TSUI, YAU MA TEI AND HO MAN TIN AREAS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE LES (SHAM SHUI PO) OFFICE ON GROUND FLOOR, 234 TAI PO ROAD,

ENQUIRIES ON EMPLOYMENT

CAN BE MADE ON

TEL.

777 0189 OR

777 0296.

/RESIDENTS AND