MONDAY, MAY 5, 1980
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FREE LEGAL ADVICE OBTAINABLE IN NT
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THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME, INTRODUCED BY THE LAW SOCIETY IN THE URBAN AREA IN NOVEMBER, 1978, WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
A LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE WILL BE SET UP ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGEMENT OFFICE, CHUEN KING BUILDING, 93 HOI PA STREET, TSUEN WAN, FROM MAY 20 (TUESDAY).
THE CENTRE WILL SERVE TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG, TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG. IT WILL BE MANNED BY TWO LAWYERS EVERY TUESDAY EVENING FROM 6.30 TO 9.30 PM.
A NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE SHOULD APPROACH THEIR LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE OR PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE WHERE APPLICATION FORMS WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
ALSO AVAILABLE WILL BE A LEAFLET GIVING DETAILS OF THE SCHEME AND AN APPOINTMENT CARD SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE CENTRE.
STAFF AT THESE PLACES WILL TAKE DOWN DETAILS OF THEIR CASES AND MAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR THEM WITH THE LAWYERS.
THE LAWYERS WILL ADVISE THEM ON STEPS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN, BUT CANNOT REPRESENT THEM IN COURT, THEIR CASES HOWEVER MAY BÉ REFERRED TO THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID HE WAS PLEASED THAT THE LAW SOCIETY HAD BEEN ABLE TO EXTEND THE SERVICE TO THE NEW TERRITORIES AND WAS SURE THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD MAKE FULL USE OF THIS LATEST COMMUNITY FACILITY.
THE LAW SOCIETY WILL ALSO BE OPENING A NEW CENTRE IN WAN CHAI ON MAY 20. IT ALREADY OPERATES THREE OTHER CENTRES AT MONG KOK, WONG TAI SIN AND EASTERN DISTRICT. MORE THAN 170 LAWYERS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME WHICH HAS HANDLED 2 493 CASES SINCE
IT BEGAN OPERATION.
THE SCHEME IS EXPECTED TO BE FURTHER EXTENDED TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES NEXT YEAR.
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