TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1981
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A LAWYER IS ON DUTY AT THE CENTRE EVERY MONDAY FROM 6 PM - 8 PM. EXCEPT ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, TO ADVISE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON STEPS WHICH THEY MAY TAKE IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS.
HE CAN NOT REPRESENT THEM IN COURT, BUT WILL REFER APPROPRIATE CASES TO THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT.
A NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID THE CENTRE IN SHA TIN MADE FREE LEGAL ADVICE MORE EASILY AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES.
ANYONE WISHING TO SEEK ADVICE UNDER THE SCHEME SHOULD APPROACH THEIR LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE OR PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE WHERE APPLICATION FORMS WERE AVAILABLE, HE SAID.
DETAILS OF CASES ARE TAKEN DOWN AND APPOINTMENTS MADE WITH THE LAWYER.
THE LAW SOCIETY OPENED ITS FIRST NEW TERRITORIES LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE IN TSUEN WAN 11 MONTHS AGO. TWO LAWYERS ARE ON DUTY THERE CN TUESDAYS FROM 6.30 PM - 9.30 PM.
SO FAR, ABOUT 350 CASES, INCLUDING LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES, MATRIMONIAL MATTERS, COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, HAVE BEEN HANDLED BỶ THE TSUEN WAN CENTRE.
AS AT TSUEN WAN, MOST OF THE CASES BEING DEALT WITH AT SHA TIN ARE LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES. THE OTHER CASES ARE TAX, MATRIMONIAL AND CRIMINAL CASES.
THEY ORIGINATED FROM ALL THREE DISTRICTS OF THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES.
MR MILLER SAID THE NUMBER OF CASES HAD TO BE LIMITED TO FIVE EACH SESSION AS THIS WAS THE MOST ONE LAWYER COULD HANDLE DUR ING THE TWO-HOUR PERIOD.
*THE DEMAND FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE IN THIS AREA CERTAINLY EXISTS AND I AM SURE ANOTHER LAWYER WILL NEED TO BE APPOINTED
IN DUE COURSE, PROBABLY WITHIN SIX MONTHS, HE SAID.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE TO RETIRE
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AFTER 23 YEARS OF SERVICE, MR J.H. GOULD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE, WILL BE RETIRING FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND LEAVING HONG KONG ON MAY 2, 1981.
MR GOULD FIRST JOINED AS A MARINE OFFICER ON MAY 1, 1958 AND ROSE THROUGH THE YEARS TO BECOME ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE IN JUNE 1978. DURING THIS TIME, HE DEALT WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE PORT ADMINISTRATION AND CREWS DIVISIONS' WORK.
/IN RECOGNITION
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