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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1986
THESE 42 POST OFFICES INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI IN KOWLOON AND TSUEN WING STREET AND TAI PO IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+THERE WILL BE SPECIAL DELIVERIES OF LETTERS AND PARCELS ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 AND ALSO ON BOXING DAY, DECEMBER 26.
+HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE NO DELIVERIES ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND
NEW YEAR'S DAY,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM INDIVIDUAL POST OFFICES OR FROM THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU AT 5-231071.
ADDITIONAL MEET PUBLIC SESSIONS BECOME PERMANENT
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ADDITIONAL EVENING SESSIONS OF THE MEET-THE-PUBLIC SCHEME OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD HAVE BECOME A PERMANENT ARRANGEMENT AFTER A THREE-MONTH TRIAL PERIOD.
TWENTY-SEVEN CASES WERE HANDLED DURING THE EVENING SESSIONS DURING THE TRIAL PERIOD WHICH STARTED IN SEPTEMBER, WHILE 23 CASES WERE HANDLED DURING THE ORIGINAL DAY SESSIONS.
TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN, SAID THE RESPONSE WAS ENCOURAGING AND THE BOARD WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO PEOPLE MAKING FULL USE OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENT.
MORE THAN HALF THE PEOPLE WHO TURNED UP IN THE EVENING SESSIONS SAID THEY COULD NOT COME DURING THE DAY BECAUSE OF WORK OR BUSINESS.
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE REVISED TIMETABLE, THERE ARE TWO SESSIONS EACH WEEK FOR MEETING THE PUBLIC IN THE DISTRICT. A DAY SESSION EVERY FRIDAY FROM 2.30 PM TO 5 PM AND AN EVENING SESSION ON TUESDAY FROM 6 PM TO 8 PM.
THE SESSIONS ARE HELD IN THE INTERVIEW ROOM OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT AT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD IN TSUEN WAN.
ENQUIRIES AND ADVANCE APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE ON 0-445509.
A TOTAL OF 106 CASES WERE HANDLED UNDER THE SCHEME IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.
APART FROM PERSONAL MATTERS, THE MAJORITY OF CASES HANDLED INVOLVED ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND TRANSPORT MATTERS.
THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO MAKE ENQUIRIES, SEEK ASSISTANCE AND PUT FORWARD THE IR VIEWS AND OPINIONS ON DISTRICT MATTERS.
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