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DURING THE 10-DAY MEETING, MR YIP WILL PRESENT A PAPER ENTITLED +PROMOTION OF SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG+. HE WILL ALSO SHOW TO PARTICIPANTS A 30-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY FILM AND VARIOUS API'S ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
MR LEE. WHO HAS BEEN INVITED TO ASSIST IN THE ORGANISING AND THE COMPILATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEMINAR, WILL ALSO DELIVER A PAPER.
ENQUIRY SERVICE OFFERS HELP ON TENANCY MATTERS
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MORE THAN 348 000 ENQUIRIES ON TENANCY MATTERS WERE RECEIVED LAST YEAR AT THE 65 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES RUN BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION,
THIS REPRESENTED 6.4 PER CENT OF THE FIVE MILLION ENQUIRIES HANDLED BY PES STAFF IN THE WHOLE YEAR, A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE SAID THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WERE RENT INCREASES, RECOVERY OF PREMISES, ARREARS OF RENT, TENANCY DISPUTES AND TENANCY AGREEMENTS,
+LANDLORDS OR TENANTS WHO HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THE IR STATUTORY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS CAN ALWAYS SEEK ADVICE FROM THE PES CENTRES,+ HE SAID,
+THROUGH REFERRALS, THEY CAN DISCUSS THE IR PROBLEMS WITH RENT OFFICERS FROM THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT UNDER THE RENT OFFICER SCHEME.+
THE RENT OFFICER SCHEME, LAUNCHED IN APRIL 1978, IS ADMINISTERED BY THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT.
+UNDER THE SCHEME, RENT OFFICERS ARE ON DUTY AT SELECTED DISTRICT OFFICES ON SPÉCIFIC DAYS EACH WEEK TO DISCUSS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THE IR PROBLEMS.
+THEY ALSO GIVE ADVICE ON TENANCY MATTERS RELATING TO THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE AND OTHER COMMON LAW MATTERS CONCERNING LANDLORD AND TENANT RELATIONSHIP.+
ANYONE WISHING TO SEEK ADVICE ON TENANCY MATTERS OR OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHEME MAY APPROACH THE 65 PES CENTRES OR CONTACT THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT DIRECT.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE SECTION AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS ON THE 13TH FLOOR WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 7 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI (TEL. 3-692255).
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