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Hong Kong Immigration Department ceased taking the above applications from Tuesday April 1, 1997. The Immigration Department, however, will continue to issue BN(O) passports which have been prepared until Saturday April 26, 1997. Thereafter, all uncollected passports will be passed to the British Trade Commission.

But Hong Kong permanent identity cards prepared for children under 11 years of age in connection with their BN(O) passports will continue to be issued at the original immigration offices.

For their convenience, applicants are reminded to pick up their passports in time at the immigration offices which have been chosen by them upon application. They will be required to collect their passports at the British Trade Commission if they do not do so before the transfer of the uncollected passports.

For BN(O) passports issued to children under 11 years of age, applicants will also be required to collect their children's Hong Kong permanent identity cards at the original immigration offices after they have collected their passports.

For enquiries, members of public may telephone 2824 1177 (English), 2824 1717 (Chinese) or use fax line 2877 7711.

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Water storage figure

Storage in Hong Kong's reservoirs at 9 am today (Monday) stood at 78:9 per cent of capacity or 462.465 million cubic metres.

This time last year the reservoirs contained 468.612 million cubic metres of water, representing 80 per cent of capacity.

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