SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1977
SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE TO OPEN NEW BRANCH
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A NEW BRANCH OFFICE OF THE SAJ KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPEN TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO HAVE A MORE READY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
THE BRANCH OFFICE, IN MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN, IS MANNED BY STAFF WHO HAVE AN INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISTRICT AND THE WORK OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS,
THE WORKING HOURS OF THE OFFICE ARE FROM 8.45 A.M. TO 5.15 P.M. FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AND FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON ON SATURDAYS.
THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. ROBERT UPTON AND THE DESIGNATED SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. COL IN BOSHER, AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL DIGNITARIES WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
MR. UPTON SAID TODAY THE BRANCH OFFICE WOULD FUNCTION ALONG THE LINES OF A CITY DISTRICT OFFICE WITH A PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRE. + IT ALSO INCORPORATES A LABOUR DEPARTMENT LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE BRANCH, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT.
+AS THE NEW BRANCH OFFICE IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME REHOUSING BLOCKS IN SA KUNG TOWN, RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT NEED NOT GO TO AS FAR AS THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE AT SAN PO KONG TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND AIR COMPLAINTS ON GOVERNMENT MATTERS, TO FIND A JOB OR EVEN TO SEEK ADVICE ON DOMESTIC PROBLEMS, MR. UPTON SAID.
OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE BRANCH OFFICE WILL INCLUDE CONSULTATION, STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, REVENUE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT FORMS AND PAMPHLETS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NEW BRANCH OFFICE AT 63, MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN, AT 10.30 A.M. TOMORROW (MONDAY).
A GOVERNMENT VAN, AM 2133, WILL LEAVE AT 9.30 A.M. TOMORROW FROM BEHIND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST.OFFICE TO TAKE PRESS REPRESENTATIVES TO AND LATER BACK FROM THE NEW BRANCH OFFICE.
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