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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1983

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NEW COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE FOR ISLANDERS

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A NEW COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BRANCH OFFICE (CABO) WILL BE OPEN FROM MONDAY (JUNE 27) FOR THE CHEUNG CHAU RESIDENTS.

SERVICES AVAILABLE WILL INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT FORMS AND INFORMATION PAMPHLETS, ADMINISTRATION OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, ADVICE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES, ANSWERING PUBLIC ENQUIRIES AND HANDLING OF COMPLAINTS.

THE 45-SQUARE-METRE OFFICE, TO BE STAFFED BY A LIAISON OFFICER AND THREE CLERICAL STAFF, IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 22 SAN HING STREET ON CHEUNG CHAU.

THE OFFICE HOURS WILL BE FROM 8.45 AM TO 1 PM AND FROM 2 PM TO 5.15 PM ON WEEKDAYS, AND FROM 9 AM TO NOON ON SATURDAY.

THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 5-9811060.

FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THIS OFFICE, THE ISLANDS DISTRICT WILL BE SERVED BY THREE DISTRICT OFFICES THE MAIN OFFICE IN SINCERE

BUILDING, THE MU! WO CABO AND THE NEW CHEUNG CHAU CABO.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP, WILL OFFICIATE AT AN OPENING CEREMONY AT 3 PM ON MONDAY,

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY.

A MARINE LAUNCH WILL LEAVE THE MARINE DEPARTMENT PIER, NEXT TO THE OUTLYING ISLAND FERRY PIER ON CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, FOR CHEUNG CHAU AT 1 PM SHARP.

ATTORNEY GENERAL VISITS INSTITUTIONS

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THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED STANLEY PRISON AND TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION TO LOOK OVER THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMES AT THE TWO

INSTITUTIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT,

HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER.

EARLIER TODAY, MR THOMAS ALSO ATTENDED THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EXTENSION BLOCKS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY, AND SAW CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS UNDERGOING TRAINING.

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