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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1982
BETTER ENQUIRY SERVICES FOR TAI PO
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THE FIRST COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BRANCH OFFICE (CABO) IN TAI PO WILL MOVE TO NEW PERMANENT PREMISES TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO CONTINUE SERVING THE 25 000 RESIDENTS OF TAI YUEN ESTATE AND TING NGA COURT HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME.
THE 92.9 SQUARE-METRE NEW OFFICE IS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF TAI LOK HOUSE IN TAI YUEN ESTATE.
MANNED BY TWO LIAISON OFFICERS OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE CABO WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO MAKE STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, FILE COMPLAINTS, GET ANSWERS TO GENERAL ENQUIRIES AND OBTAIN GOVERNMENT PAMPHLETS AND FORMS.
THE NEW OFFICE WILL OPEN DURING 8.45 AM 5 PM ON WEEKDAYS, 9 AM - 12 NOON ON SATURDAYS AND 7 PM - 9.30 PM ON FRIDAY EVENINGS.
PREVIOUSLY, THE TEMPORARY OFFICE, WHICH WAS OPENED A YEAR AGO AT THE TAI YUEN COMMUNITY HALL, ONLY PROVIDED A MORNING AND AN EVENING SESSION ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE SAID: WITH THE INFLUX OF NEW RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH TAI PO, IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SUCH ENQUIRY SERVICES.
+THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE TEMPORARY CABO WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THE LOCAL POPULATION AND IT IS HOPED THAT THE NEW CABO WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC EVEN BETTER AT ITS PERMANENT ADDRESS, + HE ADDED.
BESIDES THE TAI YUEN CABO, SIMILAR FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT TWO LOCAL PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES (PESC) ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE YUE KOK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
AS FOR THE PESC AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, STARTING FROM TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 21), THE CENTRE WILL REMAIN OPEN DURING LUNCH HOURS WHILE STATUTORY DECLARATION SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ALL MORNING SESSIONS FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY.
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