WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994
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A SAMPLE OF ABOUT 9,000 HOUSEHOLDS ON TSING YI AND IN TSEUNG KWAN O, TIN SHUI WAI, MA ON SHAN, FAIRVIEW PARK, PALM SPRINGS, HONG LOK YUEN, MARINA COVE AND DISCOVERY BAY HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR INTERVIEWS.
THE SURVEY HAS COMMENCED AND NOTIFICATION LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ALL THE SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS, REQUESTING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY. INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY WILL BE KEPT IN CONFIDENCE.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE SURVEY CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ON TEL 848 2205.
REDRESS SYSTEM PUBLICISED
i.
MR
LUNCHEON
THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS (COMAC), ANDREW SO, SPOKE ON "THE ACCESS AND AWARENESS OF COMAC" AT A MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
BY
AT THE MEETING, HE FURTHER PROMOTED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF COMAÇ PUBLICISING A SUMMARY OF AN ANONYMISED INVESTIGATION REPORT
COMPLAINT.
WAS REPORT THE
ON A COMPLAINT LODGED DEPARTMENT FOR FAILURE IN IMPLEMENTING PROPERLY "OVERCROWDING RELIEF SCHEME" IN A HOUSING ESTATE.
ON
THE AGAINST
HOUSING AND IMPARTIALLY THE
REPORTS,
PROGRAMMES TO
MR SO STATED THAT APART FROM PUBLISHING INVESTIGATION THE COMAC OFFICE WOULD PLAN FOR A SERIES OF PUBLICITY AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE REDRESS SYSTEM AND DIRECT ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM.
EXAMPLE, FOR
THE "ACCESS"
BROADCAST ON AIR LAST SUNDAY
INTRODUCED THE WORK OF THE COMAC OFFICE.
IN
BE
ADDITION, STATISTICAL DATA ON ENQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
THE DURING
MONTH AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION WOULD PUBLICISED ON THE "COMAC NEWS" ISSUED TO THE MEDIA EVERY MONTH.
SUCCESS
BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS TALK, MR SO REITERATED THAT THE OF THE REDRESS SYSTEM VERY MUCH DEPENDED ON THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE IN AND SUPPORT OF THE SYSTEM.
DIRECT THEY WERE FUNDAMENTAL
HE APPEALED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE USE OF THE ACCESS SYSTEM TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES AND INJUSTICE IF
IDENTIFYING SUBJECT TO MALADMINISTRATION WITH A VIEW TO
ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN CAUSE FOR SUCH MALADMINISTRATION, BRINGING PROCEDURES AND POLICY AND ACHIEVING FAIRNESS IN THE ADMINISTRATION.
CHAN,
ON
SENIOR TEL
ON THE ABOVE CAN BE MADE OF MS ENQUIRIES
ANNA EXECUTIVE OFFICER (ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS), 805 7015.
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