SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1984
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BUSY TIME FOR CNTA ENQUIRY SERVICE
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THE 63 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OPERATED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAD A BUSY TIME HANDLING MORE THAN FOUR MILLION ENQUIRIES LAST YEAR - AS PART OF THEIR ROUTINE WORK.
ENQUIRIES WERE ABOUT SUCH MATTERS AS GOVERNMENT JOB VACANCIES, APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, STATUTORY DECLARATIONS OR OATHS, AND EDUCATION, A SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED TODAY.
THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO SUCH OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED AS DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT FORMS, REFERRAL OF CASES UNDER THE FREE LEGAL AID SCHEME, ADMINISTERING OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, AND DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS.
DURING THE YEAR, SEVEN NEW CENTRES WERE SET UP -- FIVE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND TWO IN URBAN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
STAFF AT THE CENTRES ALSO HELPED DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN SIX MILLION FORMS, LEAFLETS AND PUBLICITY MATERIAL DURING THE YEAR.
ALSO, RENT OFFICERS FROM THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT, STATIONED AT 10 URBAN DISTRICT OFFICES AND TWO CENTRES OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, DEALT WITH 13 927 CASES CONCERN ING TENANCY PROBLEMS DURING THE YEAR.
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE HEADQUARTERS ON THE 13TH FLOOR OF WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 7 CANTON ROAD IN TSIM SHA TSUI OR TELEPHONE 3-692255.
MORE KWUN TONG PARKING METERS ****
A TOTAL OF 39 PARKING METERS WILL BE INSTALLED AT HUNG TO ROAD, TING YIP STREET AND TING ON STREET IN KWUN TONG TO REGULATE THE USE OF ON-STREET PARKING SPACES THERE FOR PRIVATE CARS AND GOODS VEHICLES.
THE NEW PARKING METERS WILL OPERATE FROM 9 AM ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 14).
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