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SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1974
THE TWO CENTRES IN TSUEN WAN ALSO PROVIDE STATUTORY
DECLARATION SERVICES FOR THE; PEOPLE.
THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS HANDLED BY EACH OF THE THREE CENTRES EVERY MONTH VARIES FROM ABOUT 300 IN KWAI CHUNG TJ OVER 1,000 IN SHEUNG SHUT,
LEAFLETS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE TO PEOPLE WHO CALL AT THE CENTRES.
+STRAIGHT FORWARD CASES ARE NORMALLY HANDLED IMMEDIATELY BY THE STAFF, WHILE THE MORE COMPLICATED ONES ARE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED OR TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE HEAD QUARTERS, MR. WJ ADDED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH WHICH SHOWS PEOPLE CALLING AT ONE OF THE ENQUIRY CENTRES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE G.1.5. PRESS ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE..
NEW SUB-TREASURY FOR KOWLOON CITY
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KOWLOON CITY RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS TO THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN EASY REACH OF THEIR HOMES WHEN THE NEW SUB-TREASURY IN THE DISTRICT OPENS ON MONDAY (JUNE 17).
THE NEW SUJ-TREASURY, THE SECOND ONE IN KOWLOON, IS. HOUSED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE MAN SANG COMMERCIAL JUILDING AT 348-352, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD.
IT DEALS WITH THE COLLECTION OF MONEY DUE TO GOVERNMENT AND PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
POSTAL REMITTANCE, HOWEVER, SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL AT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONGKONG.
THE DECISION TO OPEN ANOTHER TREASURY OFFICE IN KOWLOON FOLLOWED A SURVEY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WHICH SHOWED A SUFFICIENT DEMAND TO JUSTIFY THE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES.
TO AVOID CONFUSION, THE PRESENT KOWLOON SUB-THEASURY AT THE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 405, NATHAN ROAD, HAS BEEN RENAMED THE YAU MEI TEI SUJ-TREASURY.
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