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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1989
AND AFFIRMATIONS THERE WAS A
ON THE NUMBER OF DECLARATIONS, OATHS ADMINISTERED BY THE CENTRES, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT SLIGHT INCREASE OF 1.2 PER CENT OVER THAT FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE 742,000 CASES HANDLED DURING 1988 WERE MAINLY DECLARATION OF TRUE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS, EMIGRATION AND LABOUR DISPUTES AND APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE TOTAL OF 2,934 CASES WERE HANDLED BY THE HONG KONG LAW SOCIETY IN 1988, OF WHICH 2,929 CASES WERE REFERRED TO THE SOCIETY BY THE CNTA. A TOTAL OF 250 CASES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REFERRED ΤΟ THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE.
DURING THE YEAR, 17,279 PEOPLE APPROACHED THE RENT OFFICERS FROM THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT WHO WERE ON DUTY AT 13 DISTRICT OFFICES
10 IN THE URBAN AREA AND THREE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES
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FOR ADVICE ON RENTAL AND TENANCY PROBLEMS.
APART FROM THE ABOVE SERVICES, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES ALSO HELPED DISTRIBUTE GOVERNMENT FORMS, LEAFLETS, CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER PUBLICITY MATERIALS.
SERVICE POSTERS,
IN 1988, SOME 10,131,000 FORMS AND OTHER INFORMATION WERE DISTRIBUTED.
MATERIALS
THE SPOKESMAN SAID MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE VARIOUS SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THESE CENTRES COULD APPROACH THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE SECTION AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS ON THE 13TH FLOOR, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, HARBOUR CITY, 7 CANTON ROAD, TSUI, KOWLOON OR TELEPHONE 3-7302255.
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TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FIGURES FOR JANUARY
A TOTAL OF 1,740 CASUALTIES
WERE REPORTED IN
1,349
TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY LAST MONTH.
SAID TODAY
745 THAT
OF THESE THE HONG KONG ISLAND
(SUNDAY) A POLICE SPOKESMAN ACCIDENTS OCCURRED IN KOWLOON AND 302 EACH ON AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
PERSONS WERE KILLED,
409
THAT SHOWED FOR JANUARY THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES
AND SERIOUSLY INJURED PEOPLE WERE
ALSO
29 1,302
SLIGHTLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENTS.
THE NUMBER OF DECREASE OF 5.6 PER CENT PREVIOUS MONTH.
CASUALTIES
AND 4.5 PER CENT
AND
ACCIDENTS
RESPECTIVELY
REPRESENTED
OVER
A
THE
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