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MONDAY, MAY 29, 1978

BOOKLET ON SERVICES BY RENT OFFICERS

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A NEW EXPLANATORY BOOKLET ON THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY RENT OFFICERS OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT IS NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE.

THE BOOKLET, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, EXPLAINS THE DUTIES OF RENT OFFICERS AND HOW THEIR SERVICES MAY BE OBTAINED BY NEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

A SPOKESMAN OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT RENT OFFICERS ARE EMPLOYED IN THE RENT CONTROL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ARE READY TO ADVISE AND ASSIST THE PUBLIC IN LANDLORD AND TENANT MATTERS AS WELL AS ON OTHER RELATED ISSUES.

FREE COPIES OF THE BOOKLET ARE OBTAINABLE FROM CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES/TOWN MANAGEMENT OFFICES AND OFFICES OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT.

WATER MAINS LAYING WORK IN TUEN MUN ****

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT OF THE P.W.D. WILL LAY THOUSANDS OF METRES OF FRESH AND FLUSHING WATER MAINS IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN IN THE NEXT TEN MONTHS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA

THE WORK, WHICH WILL BEGIN IN JULY, IS THE FIRST PHASE OF A SCHEME TO SUPPLY FRESH AND FLUSHING WATER TO THE NEW TOWN.

MR. LEUNG TAT-MING, CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION), SAID THAT WORK IN THIS PHASE WOULD INVOLVE THE LAYING OF SOME 3,400 METRES OF STEEL AND ASBESTOS CEMENT MAINS.

THEY WOULD INCLUDE INLET AND OUTLET MAINS TO BE LAID ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD FOR THE TUEN MUN EAST FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AID OTHER PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION MAINS ALONG NEW ROADS BEING BUILT.

MR. LEUNG SAID THAT THE MAIN-LAYING HAD BEEN SO PROGRAMMED THAT IT WOULD ENABLE THE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT MAINLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS IN THE AREAS.

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