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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982

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BETTER DISTRICT OFFICE SERVICE IN TUEN MUN

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THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE IS EXPANDING ITS SERVICES TO RESIDENTS BY OPENING A NEW COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BRANCH OFFICE (CABO) AND UPGRADING AN EXISTING PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE TO CABO' STATUS.

THE NEW CABO' WILL SERVE RESIDENTS MOVING INTO THE TWO NEWEST ESTATES IN THE DISTRICT - BUTTERFLY AND WU KING ESTATES WHICH WILL HOUSE 70 000 PEOPLE WHEN FULLY COMPLETED.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID RESIDENTS HAD STARTED MOVING INTO WU KING ESTATE IN AUGUST. THERE ARE NOW ABOUT 1 200 FAMILIES WITH 6 000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE ESTATE, AND ABOUT 300 MORE PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN EACH DAY.

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+IN ORDER TO HELP THESE NEWCOMERS SETTLE DOWN SMOOTHLY, DISTRICT OFFICE IS SETTING UP A COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BRANCH OFFICE AT WU PIK HOUSE.

+FITTING-OUT WORK IS NOW IN SPEEDY PROGRESS AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH, HE SAID.

HE ADDED THAT IN THE INTERIM PERIOD, NORMAL 'CABO' SERVICES WERE BEING PROVIDED AT THE HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE, ALSO LOCATED AT WU PIK HOUSE, SINCE THE INCEPTION OF INTAKING.

MEANWHILE, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE AT HING SHING HOUSE, TAI HING ESTATE, HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A CABO TO PROVIDE A WIDER RANGE OF SERVICE. IT WILL MOVE TO ITS NEW PREMISES AT HING FAI HOUSE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

THE TAI HING CABO, TOGETHER WITH THE ON TING/YAU OI CABO,

OF WILL PROVIDE NIGHT SERVICE ON A TRIAL BASIS STARTING TOMORROW (MONDAY).

THE TAI HING CABO WILL PROVIDE NIGHT SERVICE ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS WHILE THE ON TING/YAU OF OFFICE WILL RUN THE NIGHT SERVICE ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.

OPENING HOURS WILL BE FROM 5.15 PM TO 9.30 PM.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NIGHT SERVICE, IT WAS HOPED THAT THE LINK BETWEEN THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES WOULD BE STRENGTHENED SO AS TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS.

IN ADDITION, ONE LIAISON OFFICER FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE IS STATIONING AT THE MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME SIU HONG COURT IN THE MORNINGS FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO SERVE RESIDENTS THERE.

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