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MONDAY, JULY 16, 1984

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AT TUEN CHI WAI, A WALLED VILLAGE OF THE TO CLAN BUILT SOME 100 YEARS AGO, LADY YOUDE TOURED THE ANCESTRAL HALL AND OTHER

+ THE ANCILLARY STRUCTURES. SHE ALSO HAD A BRIEF DISCUSSION W

AGE REPRESENTATIVE, MR TO KAM-CHOW.

LADY YOUDE THEN WENT TO SEE THE MODERN RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS THE SIU HONG COURT HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME AS WELL AS THE COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES THERE.

BEFORE LEAVING, SHE VISITED THE FAMOUS TAOIST MONASTERY THE CHING CHUNG KOON AND ITS HOME FOR THE AGED AND HAD A VEGETARIAN LUNCH THERE.

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MORE SEEKING FREE LEGAL ADVICE

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MORE PEOPLE ARE SEEKING ADVICE ON CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS FROM THE VOLUNTARY LAWYERS SERVING UNDER THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, 22 062 ENQUIRIES AND CASES CONCERNING THE SCHEME WERE RECEIVED BY STAFF AT THE CNTA'S 63 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES, REPRESENTING A 30 PER CENT INCREASE AS COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

+OF THESE, 2 954 CASES WERE REFERRED TO THE DUTY LAWYERS UNDER THE SCHEME, HE ADDED.

THE FIVE MOST POPULAR TOPICS OF THE CASES WERE ON MONEY AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MATTERS (23.5 PER CENT), MATRIMONIAL MATTERS (19.9 PER CENT), COMPENSATION (12.1 PER CENT), LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE (11.4 PER CENT), AND CRIMINAL CASES (6.9 PER CENT),

THE SCHEME, IMPLEMENTED IN NOVEMBER 1978, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY CNTA AND THE LAW SOCIETY ON A DISTRICT BASIS TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ADVICE TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT.

THROUGH THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES, APPLICANTS ARE REFERRED TO MEET THE DUTY LAWYERS ATTENDING THE EIGHT EVENING BUREAUS SITUATED AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES OF WAN CHAI, EASTERN, MONG KOK, WONG TAI SIN, YAU MA TEI, KWUN TONG, TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN,

LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 270 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS DRAWN FROM THE BAR, PRACTISING SOLICITORS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ATTENDED THE SCHEME.

/+ANYONE WISHING