TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1981
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF YUEN LONG DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR TAI KUEN- THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FUNG KWOK-KEUNG- AND THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MISS CHAN JOY-YIN.
THIS YEAR, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAVE PROVIDED NEARLY $47 000 FOR THE PROGRAMME. A FURTHER $50 000 WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH LOCAL DONATIONS.
TSUEN WAN ENQUIRIES CENTRES TO REMAIN OPEN IN EVENINGS
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TWO OF TSUEN WAN'S BUS IEST PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRES WILL REMAIN OPEN TWO EVENINGS A WEEK STARTING NEXT MONTH.
THE CENTRES, AT BLOCK 14 OF SHEK LEI ESTATE IN KWAI CHUNG AND AT 93, HOI PÅ STREET IN TSUEN WAN, WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL 9.15 PM EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.
AT PRESENT, ALL EIGHT PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT OPEN FROM 8.45 AM TO 5.15 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON ON SATURDAYS.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID IF THE ADDITIONAL EVENING HOURS PROVED POPULAR, CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO EXTENDING THE SERVICE TO OTHER CENTRES.
+WE HOPE RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY WORK ING MEMBERS OF FAMILIES WILL FIND AN EVENING SERVICE MORE CONVENIENT FOR LODGING COMPLAINTS OR SEEK ING HELP, HE SAID.
FACILITIES PROVIDED AT THE TWO CENTRES IN THE EVENING WILL INCLUDE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE ON ALL GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND POLICIES, DISTRIBUTION OF PAMPHLETS AND FORMS, RENTAL MATTERS AND PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR FREE LEGAL ADVICE.
STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, HOWEVER, WILL ONLY BE PROVIDED DURING DAY TIME.
IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, STAFF AT THE EIGHT TSUEN WAN PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRES HANDLED OVER 146 000 ENQUIRIES AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 204 000 FORMS AND PAMPHLETS.
ADDED.
+BUT WE WANT MORE COMPLAINTS AND REQUESTS, THE SPOKESMAN
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