SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1976
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A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE DETOXIFICATION SCHEME IS THAT FEMALE ADDICTS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION.
THE CENTRE WILL OPERATE FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON WEEK DAYS AND FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE FOUR METHADONE MAINTENANCE CENTRES ARE OPEN DAILY FROM 7.30 A.M. TO 9.30 P.M. SOME 6.800 DRUG ADDICTS HAVE NOW BEEN REGISTERED ON THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME.
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A TEA RECEPTION WILL BE HELD AT 3.30 P.M. ON MONDAY (JUNE 7) AT THE VIOLET PEEL METHADONE DETOXIFICATION CENTRE TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE NEW DRUG TREATMENT CENTRE. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR. G.H. CHOA, AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICES, MR. E.I. LEE, WILL SPEAK. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE RECEPTION AND TO HAVE THE OCCASION COVERED.
NEW POST OFFICE OPENS ON MONDAY
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THE NEW LAM TIN POST OFFICE AT LAM TIN ESTATE, PING TIN STREET, KWUN TONG, WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM 10 A.M. ON MONDAY (MAY 31).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID ITS OPENING WOULD MARK A FURTHER STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
+IT ALSO BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POST OFFICES TO 71. INCLUDING A MOBILE POST OFFICE OPERATING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, + HE ADDED.
A FULL RANGE OF POSTAL SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT THIS NEW OFFICE, EXCEPT FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF INSURED LETTERS AND BOXES. ITS TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 3-356285.
THE BUSINESS HOURS WILL BE FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AND 2.15 P.M. TO 5 P.M. DURING WEEK DAYS, AND FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. ON SATURDAYS. IT WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS.
A STAMP VENDING MACHINE PROVIDING 10-CENT STAMPS 24 HOURS A
DAY HAS ALSO BEEN INSTALLED AT THIS OFFICE.
MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WOULD BE NO MAIL DELIVERY ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 2) WHICH IS A GENERAL HOLIDAY FOR THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL WHEN ALL POST OFFICES WOULD BE CLOSED.