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ŠUNDAY, JULY 20, 1980
ON REVENUE COLLECTION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE THREE TIER TOLL CHARGES OF THE TUNNEL PRODUCED $11.23 MILLION IN 1979, AN INCREASE OF 17.16 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
IN OCTOBER, 1979, COLLECTIONS AT THE TOLLS TOPPED $1 MILLION A RECORD IN THE HISTORY OF THE TUNNEL.
THE SPOKESMAN RECALLED THAT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL OPENED IN 1967 WITH ONLY ONE TUBE. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A SECOND TUBE AND RENOVATION OF THE ORIGINAL TUBE, IT BECAME FULLY OPERATIONAL AS A TWIN-TUBE TUNNEL IN OCTOBER, 1978.
WITH THIS ADDITIONAL FACILITY, THE TUNNEL TRAFFIC INCREASED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES FROM A DAILY AVERAGE OF JUST OVER 5 000 VEHICLES IN 1968 TO 25 689 IN 1979.
TEN CASES A WEEK HANDLED BY TSUEN WAN LAW SOCIETY CENTRE
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THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE, SET UP BY THE LAW SOCIETY IN TSUEN WAN ON MAY 20, IS HANDLING AN AVERAGE 10 CASES A WEEK,
THE CENTRE, WHICH IS IN THE TOWN MANAGEMENT OFFICE, HOI PA STREET, IS MANNED EVERY TUESDAY FROM 6.30-9.30 PM BY TWO LAWYERS AND SERVES TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG, TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.
BY THE END OF JUNE, THE CENTRE DEALT WITH 51 CASES, EIGHT OF WHICH WERE REFERRED TO THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT.
THE MOST COMMON CASES HANDLED WERE COMMERCIAL AND PROPERTY DISPUTES AND MATRIMONIAL MATTERS, FOLLOWED BY ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND COMPENSATION CLAIMS, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
OTHERS WERE CONNECTED WITH LANDLORD AND TENANT DISPUTES, LAND DISPUTES, EMPLOYMENT AFFAIRS AND CRIMINAL CASES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SEEKING ADVICE UNDER THE SCHEME SHOULD APPROACH THEIR LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE OR PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE WHERE STAFF WOULD TAKE CASE DETAILS AND ARRANGE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE LAWYERS.
HE SAID APPLICANTS WERE GOING DIRECT TO THE CENTRE WHEN IT FIRST OPENED, AND AS THE LAWYERS' TIME WAS FULLY BOOKED, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SEE APPLICANTS WHO HAD NOT MADE PRIOR APPOINTMENTS.
THE LAW SOCIETY ALSO OPERATES CENTRES IN MONG KOK, WONG TAI SIN, WAN CHAI AND EASTERN DISTRICT.
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