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SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1977

PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES INCREASINGLY POPULAR

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MORE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE MAKING USE OF THE 22 PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES IN THE VARIOUS CITY DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS AND ANSWER QUERIES ON GOVERNMENT PROCEDURES.

OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, 1,182,299 ENQUIRIES AND CASES, THE HIGHEST EVER HALF-YEARLY RECORD, WERE HANDLED BY THE ENQUIRY CENTRES.

OF THIS TOTAL, ABOUT HALF CONCERNED ENQUIRIES WHILE THE OTHER HALF INVOLVED THE DISTRIBUTION OF FORMS AND BOOKLETS.

THE ENQUIRIES ANSWERED WERE MOSTLY ON APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC HOUSING (25,409), GOVERNMENT JOBS AND VACANCIES (24,572), RATES (23,170), TECHNICAL EDUCATION (17,653) AND LOCATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES (16,909).

AS FOR FORMS AND BOOKLETS DISTRIBUTED, THOSE IN DEMAND MOST WERE GOVERNMENT JOB APPLICATION FORMS (105,220), POLYTECHNIC AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES APPLICATION FORMS (101,827), WALK FOR A MILLION SPONSORS FORMS (61,964), PUBLIC HOUSING APPLICATION FORMS (38,342) AND LEAFLETS ON THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (17,480).

THESE HIGH FIGURES REFLECT THE GROWING IMPORTANCE AND POPULARITY OF THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES WITH THE PUBLIC.

THE STAFF ARE WELL-VERSED IN AND WELL EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION MATERIALS PREPARED FOR THEM BY THE INFORMATION SECTION OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION AND DETAILED EXPLANATION QUICKLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KAI CHIU ROAD

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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT GOODS VEHICLES OF OVER TWO TONS IN UNLADEN WEIGHT WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE SECTION OF KAI CHIU ROAD BETWEEN YUN PING ROAD AND JARDINE'S BAZAAR FROM 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 2).

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

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