SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1985
ENQUIRY CENTRES HAVE BUSY TIME
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THE 65 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HANDLED ABOUT 6.5 MILLION CASES AND ENQUIRIES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR CENT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS.
AN 18 PER
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, THE CENTRES PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.
THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ANSWERING GENERAL ENQUIRIES; DISTRIBUTING GOVERNMENT FORMS, LEAFLETS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS; ADMINISTERING STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ADVISING AND OFFERING INFORMATION ON SERVICES PROVIDED BY ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS; DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS RENDERING ASSISTANCE IN SOLVING PERSONAL PROBLEMS AND ARRANGING REFERRALS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS COMPLEX AND REQUIRES EXPERT ADVICE.
+THE CENTRES DEALT MAINLY WITH APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING REQUESTS FOR FORMS FOR GOVERNMENT JOB VACANCIES ENQUIRIES ABOUT TELEPHONE NUMBERS, LOCATIONS AND OPENING HOURS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES; STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS; AND REQUESTS FOR POSTERS, PAMPHLETS, AND FORMS ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS,+ A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.
+DURING THE PERIOD SOME FOUR MILLION FORMS AND INFORMATION BOOKLETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC.
+A LARGE NUMBER OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS WERE ADMINISTERED WITH POPULAR TOPICS COVERING TRUE COPIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION AND EXAMINATIONS, + HE SAID.
1 430 CASES WERE UNDER THE 'FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME' HANDLED, FREE OF CHARGE, BY LAWYERS FROM THE HONG KONG LAW SOCIETY AT EIGHT CENTRES IN WAN CHAI, EASTERN, YAU MA TEI, WONG TAI SIN, MONG KOK, KWUN TONG, TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN.
NEARLY 6 000 PEOPLE CONSULTED THE RENT OFFICERS OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT STATIONED IN 12 DISTRICT OFFICES (TEN IN THE URBAN AREA AND TWO IN THE NEW TERRITORIES) FOR ADVICE ON RENTAL AND TENANCY PROBLEMS.
ENQUIRIES ON SERVICES AVAILABLE AT ANY OF THE CENTRES CAN BE MADE AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE SECTION IN THE CNTA HEADQUARTERS ON THE 13TH FLOOR, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 7 CANTON ROAD, HARBOUR CITY IN TSIM SHA TSUI (TEL: 3-692255).
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