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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1975

RECORD NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES HANDLED

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A RECORD 20,491 ENQUIRIES WERE HANDLED BY THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRE AT THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN OCTOBER.

THIS FIGURE REPRESENTS 22.3 PER CENT OF THE 136,202 ENQUIRIES RECEIVED BY THE 22 PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES OPERATED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.

THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRE AT THE H.A.D. HEADQUARTERS NOW HANDLES ALL THE ENQUIRIES OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE RECENT AMALGAMATION OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE SUBSEQUENT CLOSURE OF THE CENTRE PREVIOUSLY RUN BY THE C.D.0. (CENTRAL) IN WELLINGTON STREET.

THIS CENTRE ALSO OFFERS A 24-HOUR TYPHOON ENQUIRY SERVICE

AS SOON AS SIGNAL NO. 1 IS HOISTED.

IT IS ON THE 9TH FLOOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING (TELEPHONE NO. 5-456381-4).

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF TREGUNTER PATH POSTPONED

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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF A SECTION OF TREGUNTER PATH ON HONG KONG, SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TOMORROW, WILL NOW BE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THE SECTION OF TREGUNTER PATH BETWEEN HOUSE NO. 11 AND ITS JUNCTION WITH MAY ROAD WAS SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO ENABLE ROAD WIDENING WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT.