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SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1984

IN ADDITION, AN EPISODE IN A TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, WILL BE SCREENED LATER IN THE MONTH. IT WILL PORTRAY FAMILY SITUATIONS WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO CHILD ABUSE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS WERE DIRECTED NOT ONLY AT THE GENERAL PUBLIC BUT ALSO AT PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS DOCTORS, NURSES AND NURSERY AND SCHOOL TEACHERS, WHO HAVE REGULAR AND FREQUENT CONTACT AND DEALINGS WITH CHILDREN.

SIXTY-EIGHT NEW CASES WERE KNOWN TO THE SWD AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF 412 NEW CASES WAS RECORDED.

THE DEPARTMENT AND THE AS AT THE END OF MARCH THIS YEAR VOLUNTARY SECTOR WERE HANDLING 372 ACTIVE CASES, INVOLVING 482 CHILDREN.

NEW TENANCY LAW COMING INTO FORCE ***

THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1984, GAZETTED ON JUNE 15, 1984, WILL BE IN FORCE FROM TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

HOWEVER, THOSE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE FURTHER DECONTROL OF LUXURY PRÉMISES AND THE REVISED RENT INCREASE SYSTEM UNDER PART II OF THE ORDINANCE WILL NOT BECOME OPERATIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 19, 1984.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT, FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, A NUMBER OF FORMS FOR USE UNDER THE NEW PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED AND EXPLANATORY PAMPHLETS, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED.

THESE ARE NOW AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT OR THE DISTRICT OFFICES.

ANY PERSON WHO HAS DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING SPECIFIED FORMS OR EXPLANATORY PAMPHLETS MAY CONTACT MR CHAU KAM-CHING OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT AT 5-7957858.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT ANYONE HAVING QUERIES ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE COULD OBTAIN ASSISTANCE FROM THE RENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OR THE STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICES.

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