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SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1983

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NEW PES CENTRE FOR TSUEN WAN

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A NEW PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE IN SHEK WAI KOK ESTATE, TSUEN WAN, WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM MONDAY (MAY 2).

THE NEW CENTRE, LOCATED AT UNITS 16-18 ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF SHEK LAN HOUSE, WILL OPEN FROM 8.45 AM TO 1 PM AND FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM BETWEEN MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS, AND FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON ON SATURDAYS.

THE SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRE WILL INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT FORMS AND PAMPHLETS, ANSWERING ENQUIRIES, STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, REFERRING CASES TO THE LAW SOCIETY'S LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME AND THE RENT OFFICER'S SCHEME.

THE NEW CENTRE, THE 11TH IN TSUEN WAN, WILL MAINLY SERVE RESIDENTS OF TSUEN WAN NORTH, SUCH AS THE CHEUNG SHAN AND SHEK WAI KOK PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND KHU HANG SQUATTER AREA.

SWIM WITHIN LIMITS, PUBLIC URGED

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BEACHGOERS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHILE SWIMMING AT PUBLIC BATHING BEACHES DURING THE SUMMER.

+ONE OF THE GOLDEN RULES IS TO KEEP WITHIN YOUR LIMITS AND TO SWIM WITHIN THE SAFE SWIMMING AREAS CLEARLY MARKED WITH BUOY LINES AT THE GAZETTED BEACHES WITH LIFEGUARDS NEARBY, A NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

+POOR SWIMMERS SHOULD NOT GO BEYOND THEIR OWN DEPTH UNLESS

THEY CAN MAKE THE DISTANCE, HE SAID.

HE WARNED THE PUBLIC NOT TO RELY ON SWIMMING AIDS OR USE SNORKELS AND DIVING MASKS IMPROPERLY.

HE ADVISED THEM NOT TO SWIM IMMEDIATELY AFTER A HEAVY MEAL, OR WHEN HUNGRY OR TIRED AND URGED PARENTS AND GUARDIANS TO SUPERVISE THEIR CHILDREN.

BEACHGOERS ARE ALSO ADVISED NOT TO CAMP OR START BARBECUE FIRES ON ALL GAZETTED PUBLIC BATHING BEACH AS IT IS AN OFFENCE TO ERECT TENTS OR LIGHT FIRES ON BEACHES. OFFENDERS WILL FACE A MAXIMUM FINE OF $500 AND A JAIL SENTENCE OF TWO WEEKS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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