SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1982
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ONE OF THE LARGEST PREMISES RESERVED FOR WELFARE PURPOSES, WITH AN AREA OF 1 869 SQUARE METRES, IS EARMARKED FOR A HOSTEL FOR 160 ELDERLY PEOPLE AT THE FUTURE WONG KWONG SHAN ESTATE IN FANLING.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT APPLICATIONS FOR THE PREMISES SHOULD REACH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AT WORLD TRADE CENTRE, 19TH FLOOR, 280 GLOUCESTER ROAD, BY NOVEMBER 27, 1982.
HE SAID THAT SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS FOR WELFARE PREMISES WOULD NOT BE AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED TO SUBVENTIONS OR LOTTERIES FUND GRANTS.
+SEPARATE APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHOULD BE MADE IN DUE COURSE AND EACH CASE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERITS, HE ADDED.
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PREMISES AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SECTION ON 5-7953754.
MORE ROOM FOR QUICKER CHECKS AT LO WU
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THE EXISTING IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS PROCESSING HALL AT LO WU STATION WILL BE REPLACED BY TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AS FROM MONDAY (NOVEMBER 1).
THE TEMPORARY STRUCTURE WILL HOUSE OFFICES OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE. IT COMPRISES À SPACIOUS HALL WITH 36 COUNTERS FOR PROCESSING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, COMPARED WITH 19 COUNTERS IN THE EXISTING HALL.
A KCR SPOKESMAN SAID THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PROCESSING COUNTERS WOULD SPEED UP THE FLOW OF PASSENGERS CROSSING THE LO WU BORDER EVERY DAY.
IN ADDITION, THERE IS A LARGE HALL WITH BOOTHS FOR LUGGAGE CHECKS. VENTILATION AND TOILET FACILITIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED.
THE STEEL-BR ICK-CONCRETE STRUCTURE, LOCATED SOME 10 METRES EAST OF THE EXISTING PROCESSING AND EXAMINATION HALL, WILL BE OPERATIONAL UNTIL MID-1984 WHEN THE NEW LO WU STATION COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED.
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