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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1974

HE EMPHASIZED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT WAS IN NO WAY SEEKING BIASED OR FALSE EVIDENCE. +WE ONLY WANT TO ODTAIN FROM WITNESSES THE CORRECT DATA RELEVANT TO THE CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS. IF WE CAN OBTAIN MERELY THIS, THEN ALL PARTIES WILL BENEFIT.+

MOST TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, HE SAID, WERE DUE PARTLY TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE OUNER OR DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE CONCERNED, AND PARTLY TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF PEDESTRIANS.

+BUT EVEN IF THE VICTIM IS LARGELY BUT NOT WHOLLY TO BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT, IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN SOME COMPENSATION FOR HIM. HOWEVER, THERE MUST BE EVIDENCE OF SOME NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE PROPOSED DEFENDANT, HE SAID, POINTING OUT THAT THIS EVIDENCE COULD SURELY BE OBTAINED IN MANY CASES IF ONLY MORE PEOPLE WOULD WILLINGLY COME FORWARD TO GIVE THEIR EYE-ITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENTS.

OTHER THAN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CASES, THE DEPARTMENT GENERALLY HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS KORE SATISFACTORILY.

SIGNIFICANTLY, APPLICANTS WHO IN THE PAST WERE MOSTLY REFERRED TO THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT BY OTHER COVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS - NOW, FOR THE MOST PART, THEY COME DIRECT.

+GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE BEING BETTER MET, AND WITH GREATER EXPEDITION THAN BEFORE,+ MR. O'REILLY HAYNE SAID.

EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE

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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE EXPRESS LETTER SERVICE, EXCLUDING PARCELS, WILL BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM MONDAY CAUGUST 5).

THE EXPRESS 'SERVICE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO 56 COUNTRIES. FULL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT ANY POST OFFICE OR FROM THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU ON TELEPHONE 5-247116.

MEANWHILE. THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE DELIVERY OF MAIL ON

MONDAY CAUGUST 55 WHICH IS A GENERAL HOLIDAY.

HOWEVER, FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC 32 POST OFFICES IN HONG KONG, KOULOON AND THE NEU TERRITORIES WILL DE OPEN IN THE MORNING BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 12 NOON. THESE WILL INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, THE KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE.