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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1983
ANOTHER JOINT OFFICE FOR PERMITS OPENING
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE OPENING A NEW JOINT OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND ON OCTOBER 10, FOR REGISTRATION OF DEATHS, ISSUE OF CREMATION PERMITS AND FOR BOOKING THE USE OF THE CREMATORIUM.
THE OFFICE WILL BE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CENTRE POINT BUILDING, 181-185, GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, AND WILL BE MANNED BY STAFF CF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH, IMMIGRATION AND CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID THE NEW OFFICE WAS BEING SET UP FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC, WHO OTHERWISE HAD TO GO TO THREE SEPARATE OFFICES TO COLLECT DEATH CERTIFICATES, APPLY FOR CREMATION PERMITS AND BOOK THE CREMATORIUM,
A SIMILAR JOINT OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN APRIL LAST YEAR AT ROOMS 1411-1412, NEW WORLD CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI.
THE KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 12.30 PM AND FROM 2 PM TO 4.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS, AND FROM 9 AM TO 12.30 PM ON SATURDAYS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE CREMATION PERMIT SERVICE OF THE NEW OFFICE WAS 5-8915575 AND FOR THE DEATH REGISTRY SERVICE, 5-757011.
NEW NAME FOR VOCATIONAL CENTRE
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THE WORLD REHABILITATION FUND DAY CENTRE IN KWUN TONG WILL ASSUME A NEW NAME FROM TOMORROW TO REFLECT ITS CHANGING ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE DISABLED.
IT WILL BE CALLED THE KWUN TONG SKILLS CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED.
*THIS MOVE WILL PROBABLY HELP TO ILLUSTRATE THE SHIFT IN ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRE FROM GENERAL REHABILITATION TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE DISABLED IN RECENT YEARS, A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THERE ARE ABOUT 250 TRAINEES RECEIVING VARIOUS LEVELS OF FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME SKILL TRAINING IN CLOTHING, BUSINESS PRACTICE, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRONICS, FABRICATION AND OTHER INDUSTRIES, HE SAID.
VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE CENTRE TO HELP TRAINEES CHOOSE EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING WITHIN THEIR
APABILITY.
/RECORDS SHOW