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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1979

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PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRE IN TUEN MUN OPENS TODAY

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THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WILL OPEN ITS FIRST PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRE IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE OFFICIATED BY MR. LEUNG KUEN, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE MR. NG CHEUK-TAI DIRECTOR OF TUEN MUN CARITAS SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE- MR. KONG CHI- SHING, DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN YOUTH AND CHILDREN SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE AND MR. LAI YUE, CHAIRMAN OF HING CHEONG HOUSE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE, TAI HING ESTATE.

KNOWN AS THE TAI HING PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRE, IT IS SITUATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF UNIT 42, HING SHING HOUSE, TAI HING ESTATE.

THE CENTRE WILL BE OPEN FROM 8.45 A.M. TO 5.15 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 8.45 A.M. TO NOON ON SATURDAYS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY THAT THE CENTRE WOULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THE 24 000 RESIDENTS OF TAI HING ESTATE AND NEARBY VILLAGES.

BESIDES DEALING WITH GENERAL ENQUIRIES, IT WOULD ALSO HANDLE STATUTORY DECLARATIONS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND ADMINISTER THE NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS' PRIORITY SCHEME FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE TAI HING PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF UNIT 42, HING SHING HOUSE, TAI HING ESTATE AT 3 P.M. TODAY (TUESDAY).

BRAY ATTENDS RECEPTION FOR CHAIRMAN HUA

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HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON, MR. DENIS BRAY, WAS AMONG THE GUESTS AT A LUNCHEON GIVEN BY THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, LORD CARRINGTON, FOR CHAIRMAN HUA GUOFENG AT THE FISHMONGERS HALL, IN THE CITY OF LONDON, YESTERDAY (MONDAY).

THE COMMISSIONER WAS ALSO A GUEST AT A RECEPTION GIVEN FOR THE CHAIRMAN BY PRIME MINISTER MRS. MARGARET THATCHER, AT THE BANQUETING HALL, WHITEHALL, IN THE EVENING, HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MRS. MARJORIE BRAY.

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