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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1986
NEW NUMBER FOR METER COMPLAINTS *****
CAR OWNERS REPORTING DEFECTIVE PARKING METERS TO THE METER COMPLAINTS UNIT OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SHOULD DIAL 5-298611 FROM SATURDAY (JULY 5) IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE PROBLEM METER IS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON OR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THE METER COMPLAINTS UNIT IS ONE OF THE MANY DIVISIONAL OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT MOVING TO NEW PREMISES ON THE 27TH TO 29TH FLOORS OF THE HIGH BLOCK, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES (QGO) THIS WEEKEND. THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, CURRENTLY LOCATED IN GUARDIAN HOUSE, WAN CHAI, IS ALSO ON THE MOVE.
+ IN VIEW OF THE MOVE, THE 24-HOUR TRANSPORT ENQUIRIES HOTLINE 5-8933111 WILL CEASE TO OPERATE FROM SATURDAY (JULY 5) MORNING AND THE NEW HOTLINE 5-200933 WILL BE TAKING RECORDED MESSAGES FROM THE SAME AFTERNOON, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
HE ADDED THAT THE TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (HONG KONG) DIVISION WILL NOT ISSUE CLOSED ROAD PERMITS ON LANTAU AND OTHER KINDS OF PERMITS ON HONG KONG ISLAND ON SATURDAY. HE ADVISED THE PUBLIC TO GO TO THE DIVISION'S NEW OFFICE ON THE 29TH FLOOR, HIGH BLOCK, QGO ON MONDAY (JULY 7).
THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF VARIOUS OFFICES ARE LISTED BELOW:
OFFICE
TEL NUMBERS
HEADQUARTERS
5-8623218
INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT
5-8623201
VEHICLE EXAMINATION DIVISION
5-8623248
TRANSPORT OPERATION (HK) DIVISION
5-8623368
METER COMPLAINTS UNIT
STUDENT TRAVEL OFFICE
5-298611
5-8623253
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