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Identity Cards Bill

That is my understanding. Only six items of personal information will be included on the register—name, address, date of birth, place of birth, sex, nationality and, for people from overseas, information about their work permit. The legislation does not allow any further information to be added to the register. I believe one or two items should be added to ID cards, including organ donor information and medical information which, in an emergency, could make the difference between life and death. However, even that information, which could save someone’s life in hospital, cannot legally be added to the register.