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ALSO INCLUDED ARE PERSONAL ALLOWANCES FOR THE APPLICANT AND HIS DEPENDANTS WHICH HAVE RECENTLY BEEN RAISED BY 13 PER CENT IN LINE WITH THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RATES.
WHILE APPLICATION FOR LEGAL AID IS FREE OF CHARGE, A SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT MAY BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS HIS LEGAL COSTS, DEPENDING ON HIS FINANCIAL MEANS. BUT AN APPLICANT WHOSE MONTHLY INCOME AFTER ALLOWANCES DOES NOT EXCEED $750 AND WHOSE ASSETS AFTER ALLOWANCES ARE LESS THAN $5 000 WILL BE GIVEN LEGAL AID FREE OF CHARGE.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS FOR LEGAL AID MAY EITHER CHOOSE A LAWYER FROM THE LIST OF SOLICITORS AND BARRISTERS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE WHO UNDERTAKE LEGAL AID CASES OR MAY HAVE THE SERVICES OF ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S 45 LAWYERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCED IN HANDLING SUCH CASES.
APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID SHOULD BE MADE AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AT SINCERE BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, 173 DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG OR AT ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT RITZ BUILDING, 8TH FLOOR, 625 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
CARBON FILTERS FOR REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS
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TWO CONTRACTS FOR INSTALLING CARBON FILTERS IN REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS AT MONG KOK AND LEI YUE MUN HAVE BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE FILTERS ARE DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE FOUL AIR GENERATED BY RUBBISH.
ONE OF THE CONTRACTS, VALUED AT $124 000, WAS AWARDED TO AMERICAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION (HONG KONG) LIMITED.
IT IS FOR THE FILTER SYSTEM AT THE MONG KOK REFUSE COLLECTION POINT NOW BEING BUILT ON A 150-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT PORTLAND STREET.
THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A PUBLIC TOILET AND A TOILET FOR THE DISABLED.
THE OTHER CONTRACT, VALUED AT $117 000, WAS AWARDED TO WESTCO AIR-CONDITIONING LIMITED. IT IS FOR THE PROJECT AT
THE LEI YUE MUN COLLECTION POINT WHICH IS BEING BUILT AT YAN YUE WAI ON A 216-SQUARE-METRE SITE.
FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED AT BOTH REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS INCLUDE REFUSE COLLECTION AREAS, LOADING BAYS, ROLL-CALL ROOMS, OFFICES AND STOREROOMS.
WORK ON THE TWO PROJECTS STARTED RECENTLY AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
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