-
3
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1979
TENDERS INVITED FOR RESERVOIR EXTENSIONS ON TSING YI
*****
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TSING YI EAST FRESH AND SALT WATER RESERVOIR EXTENSIONS.
THE EXISTING RESERVOIRS WILL BE EXTENDED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL CAPACITY OF 12 200 CUBIC METRES FOR FRESH WATER AND 1 450 CUBIC METRES FOR SALT WATER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
+THESE EXTENSIONS WILL MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR WATER BY THE FAST GROWING POPULATION ON TSING YI ISLAND, WHICH IS PART OF TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN, HE SAID.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 17 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS POPULAR
*****
THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HAS PROVED TO BE VERY POPULAR AMONG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY): +THE POPULARITY IS REFLECTED IN THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE APPROACHING THE DEPARTMENT'S 26 PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS FOR ADVICE ON GOVERNMENT PROCEDURES.+
DURING THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, THE COUNTERS HANDLED A TOTAL OF 143 322 CASES.
+OF THESE, 94.7 PER CENT INVOLVED THE ADMINISTRATION OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS WHILE 1.45 PER CENT WERE COMPLAINTS ON GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OR PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS, HE SAID.
+THE MOST POPULAR ITEMS HANDLED WERE APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS, ENTRY TO SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE AND EMIGRATION.→
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS ALSO ATTEND TO PERSONAL PROBLEMS AND DISPUTES.
+THEY GIVE ADVICE ON THE VARIOUS COURSES OF ACTION, INTERPRETING GOVERNMENT POLICY AND LEGAL POINTS, AND PROVIDE MEDIATION SERVICES IN DISPUTE CASES,+ HE SAID.
DURING THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS ALSO ANSWERED 864 634 ENQUIRIES MAINLY ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION, LOCATION AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AS WELL AS APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND VACANCIES FOR GOVERNMENT POSTS.
/ANOTHER SERVICE .....