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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1992

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TENDERS INVITED FOR BUS LANE WORKS

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE LINKING OF THE EXISTING BUS ONLY LANES AT HUNG MUI KUK INTERCHANGE, SHA TIN.

THE WORKS MAINLY INCLUDE THE WIDENING OF A 300-METRE SECTION OF THE KOWLOON-BOUND LANE OF HUNG MUI KUK ROAD AND LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD AT THE INTERCHANGE SO AS TO FURTHER SHORTEN THE BUS JOURNEY TIME.

CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO START IN APRIL THIS EXPECTED TO TAKE 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE TENDER NOTICE IS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY),

YEAR AND IS

TENDER FORMS AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM REGIONAL HIGHWAY ENGINEER/NEW TERRITORIES, HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT ON 11TH FLOOR, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.

TENDERS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC WORKS TENDER

WORKS BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE PUBLIC

TENDER BOX ON 34TH FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 66 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1992.

OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS DECLARED INVALID

THAT ALL

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BEFORE JULY 1, 1987 TO WOMEN BORN IN 1928 OR BEFORE WILL BECOME INVALID FROM FEBRUARY 24.

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

THIS IS THE 11TH BATCH OF OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BEFORE JULY 1, 1987 TO BE DECLARED INVALID.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID. ONCE AN OLD CARD WAS DECLARED INVALID, IT WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY PURPOSE. FOR EXAMPLE, WOMEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP HOLDING AN INVALID OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARD WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR TRAVELLING ABROAD OR APPLYING FOR A TRAVEL DOCUMENT.

"THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET RENEWED THEIR OLD-TYPE IDENTITY CARDS DUE TO ABSENCE FROM HONG KONG OR OTHER REASONS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY GO TO A REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE (EXCEPT MA TAU WAI OFFICE) FOR RENEWAL THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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