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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1976.
RESUMPTION OF TRAIN SERVICES BETWEEN KOWLOON
AND LOWU ****
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT NORMAL PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICES BETWEEN KOWLOON AND LO WU WILL BE RESUMED ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 11).
THE TEMPORARY PASSENGER STATION AT TAI WAI WILL BE
CLOSED AFTER THE LAST TRAIN ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 10)
AT THE SAME TIME, FREIGHT TRAIN SERVICES WILL ALSO RESUME.
33 SMALL CLAIMS FILED ****
THE FIRST HEARING OF CASES FILED UNDER THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL ORDINANCE, WHICH DEALS WITH LEGAL CLAIMS FOR AMOUNTS NOT EXCEEDING $3,000, WILL BE HEARD NEXT WEEK.
SINCE THE SMALL CLAIMS CAME INTO OPERATION ON OCTOBER 1, A TOTAL OF 33 CASES HAVE BEEN FILED -- 21 AT THE VICTORIA
DISTRICT COURT AND 12 AT THE KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT.
HEARING OF CASES IN KOWLOON WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 12)
AND ON HONG KONG ISLAND FROM FRIDAY (OCTOBER 15).
A JUDICIARY SPOKESMAN SAID THE CLAIMS RANGED FROM SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO ABOUT $3,000.
+MANY OF THE CLAIMS INVOLVE DISHONOURED CHEQUES AND NON PAYMENTS OF GOODS SOLD AND DELIVERED, HE SAID.
+SINCE THE COURT CAME INTO OPERATION, WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS INQUIRIES FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THOUSANDS OF CLAIM FORMS HAVE ALSO BEEN TAKEN BY INDIVIDUALS, BUILDING MANAGEMENTS AND FIRMS.+
THE SPOKESMAN AGAIN REMINDED CLAIMANTS THAT THEY MUST BRING ALONG WITH THEM ON THE DAY OF THE HEARING DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR CLAIMS, SUCH AS ANY WRITTEN CONTRACT, DISHONOURED CHEQUE, HIRE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, BUILDING MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, RECEIPTS FOR EXPENSE PAID IN CONNECTION WITH A MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT AND BORROWING NOTE. FULL DETAILS OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE DEFENDANT ARE ALSO ESSENTIAL.
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