THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1901
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+THE REASON FOR THE DELAY IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES IS OF COURSE THE LICENSED PLUMBER'S FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE PLUMBING WORK OR TO REPORT PROMPTLY THE COMPLETION OF WORKS TO THE DEPARTMENT,+ HE SAID.
MR HU URGED PEOPLE SEEKING WATER SUPPLY TO CONTACT THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT'S CONSUMER SERVICES REGISTRIES IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR APPLICATIONS.
THE CONSUMER SERVICES REGISTRIES ARE SITUATED IN THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT'S ISLAND DEPOT IN BULLOCK LANE, WAN CHAI, (TEL: 5-726311) AND THE MAINLAND DEPOT IN SAI YEE STREET, MONG KOK, (3-953131).
MR HU SAID THE DEPARTMENT INSTALLED 81 000 METERS DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1982 COMPARED WITH 82 335 DURING THE SIMILAR PERIOD IN 1981.
TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS IN SHA TIN *****
SEVENTY COMMUNITY LEADERS IN SHA TIN WILL TAKE PART IN A PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
THE THREE-DAY PROGRAMME, BEGINNING THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING AT THE SHA KOK PRIMARY SCHOOL, FEATURES SEMINARS, TALKS, GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND CASE STUDIES.
TOPICS TO BE TOUCHED ON INCLUDE +KNOW YOUR SHA TIN NEW TOWN+, +FUNCTIONS OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES+, +PROBLEM SOLVING+ +GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND COMMITTEE WORK+.
PARTICIPANTS OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME ARE MAINLY CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS OF NEWLY-FORMED MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AS WELL AS EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL YIN NGAI SOCIETY.
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND OFFICIALS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL GIVE LECTURES AND EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE WITH THE PARTICIPANTS WHO, ON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAMME WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE ON JANUARY 16 AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
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