SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1980
LAST 12 MONTHS
SEPT. 1979 TO AUGUST 1980
SEPT. 1978 TO AUGUST 1979
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
9%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
65 511
50 070
+15 440 +30.8
RE-EXPORTS
25 771
17 683
+ 8 088 +45.7
TOTAL EXPORTS
91 282
67 754
+23 528
+34.7
IMPORTS
103 032
77 866
+25 165 +32.3
TRADE BALANCE
-11 750
-10 112
- 1 638
TWENTY CASES A WEEK HANDLED BY
LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE OFFICE
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THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT'S +MOBILE OFFICE+, LAUNCHED TWO MONTHS AGO, IS HANDLING AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 20 CASES A WEEK.
THE +MOBILE OFFICE+, WHICH IS AN AIR-CONDITIONED VAN DONATED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES ROTARY CLUB, HAS FIXED LOCATIONS IN EACH OF THE FIVE NEW TERRITORIES TOWNS IT VISITS.
DURING THE EIGHT WEEKS UP TO THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, 155 CASES WERE DEALT WITH, OF WHICH 40 WERE APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID.
A NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID THE MOST FREQUENT TYPES OF CASES HANDLED WERE LANDLORD AND TENANT DISPUTES.
NEXT CAME MATRIMONIAL CASES AND CASES FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WHERE NEGLIGENCE WAS INVOLVED.
OTHER TYPES OF CASES DEALT WITH INCLUDED CRIMINAL CASES AND LABOUR LAW INVOLVING WAGES AND COMPENSATION.
THE +MOBILE OFFICE+ VISITS TSUEN WAN (MONDAY), YUEN LONG (TUESDAY), TUEN MUN (WEDNESDAY), SHEUNG SHUI (THURSDAY) AND TAI PO (FRIDAY).
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE +MOBILE OFFICE+ WAS INTENDED TO BRING LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT SERVICES TO NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS IN A CONVENIENT WAY.
OF THE FIVE TOWNS IT VISITS, YUEN LONG HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CLIENTS AND TSUEN WAN THE LOWEST.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID AT PRESENT, PEOPLE IN SOME OF THE TOWNS WERE NOT MAKING FULL USE OF THE MOBILE OFFICE AS WELL AS OTHER CENTRES.
/+HOWEVER