XN000022-1977-11-19 — Page 8

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1977

MORE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES PLANNED FOR TSUEN WAN

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THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE PLANS TO SET UP THREE MORE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT TO CATER FOR AN INCREASING NEED FOR SUCH SERVICES.

THE PLANS WERE REVEALED BY THE TSUEN WAN TOWN OFFICER MR. BENJAMIN TANG THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING WHEN HE SPOKE AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST ENQUIRY CENTRE ON TSING YI ISLAND THE SIXTH IN THE DISTRICT.

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MR. TANG SAID THAT AS PART OF THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT, ANOTHER CENTRE FOR LAI KING WAS NOW IN THE PIPELINE, AND A FURTHER TWO WERE BEING PLANNED FOR KWAI SHING AND LEI MUK SHUE.

THESE WILL BRING TO NINE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES IN THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT. THE FIRST WAS OPENED IN KWA I CHUNG IN 1971.

+THESE CENTRES WILL BE MANNED BY LIAISON AND CLERICAL STAFF WITH THE AIM TO PROVIDE SERVICE AT PLACES EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY LOCAL RESIDENTS,+ HE SAID.

+THEY ACT AS THE FRONTLINE CONTACT OF THE TOWN MANAGEMENT OFFICES WITH THE PUBLIC, AND RENDER A SERVICE THAT WILL ASS IST NEW RESIDENTS TO ADAPT TO THE NEW COMMUNITY, +

APART FROM ENQUIRY SERVICE, MR. TANG SAID, THE CENTRES DEAL WITH STATUTORY DECLARATIONS AND DISTRIBUTE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS AND FORMS.

THE TSING YI PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER (TOWN MANAGEMENT), MR. DAVID TSUI= THE TSING YI RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR. TANG YUEN-PUI AND THE HOUSING MANAGER OF CHEUNG TSING ESTATE, MR. CHOY KI-WONG.

THE NEW ENQUIRY CENTRE IS ON THE GROUND FLOOR, 113-114, CHING WAT HOUSE OF CHEUNG CHING ESTATE ON TSING YI.

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