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MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1979

OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS, DANGEROUS GOODS STORAGE AND A PARADE SQUARE. ADJACENT WILL BE A DISPERSAL AREA FOR THE FLEET OF HELICOPTERS AND FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT, AND AN ILLUMINATED HELICOPTER LANDING PAD.

THE RHKAAF IS A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH 56 FULL-TIME STAFF AND 116 PART-TIME VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING 20 PILOTS, 18 CREWMEN AND A NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT CONTROLLERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND SO ON. IT HAS A FLEET OF SEVEN AIRCRAFT A TWIN-ENGINED BRITTEN-NORMAN ISLANDER, A BEECHCRAFT MUSKETEER LIGHT AIRCRAFT, TWO SCOTTISH AVIATION BULLDOG TRAINERS AND THREE ALOUETTE MARK | HELICOPTERS.

AFTER THE RHKAAF HAS MOVED INTO THE NEW BASE, THE EXISTING FACILITIES AT THE OLD RAF KAI TAK OPPOSITE PING SHEX ESTATE WILL BE VACATED FOR PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

MORE CDO PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES IN OPERATION

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THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HAS IN RECENT MONTHS SET UP TWO MORE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES IN THE LAM TIN AND TUNG TAU AREAS TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THESE AREAS.

THERE ARE NOW A TOTAL OF 24 CDO PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES IN THE URBAN DISTRICTS.

ALL TWENTY-FOUR PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES.

(A) ANSWERING ENQUIRIES-

(B) HANDLING PERSONAL CASES AND COMPLAINTS-

(C) ADMINISTERING STATUTORY DECLARATIONS-

(D)

AND

DISTRIBUTING FORMS AND BOOKLETS FOR GOVERNMENT AND SOME NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS.

TO ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO OBTAIN THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE MORE CONVENIENTLY, THE DEPARTMENT HAS PLANS TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL OFFICES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG AND KOWLOON IN THE COMING YEARS.

THE OFFICE HOURS OF THESE ENQUIRY CENTRES ARE FROM 9 A.M. TO 5.30 P.M., MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON ON SATURDAY.

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