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JUNE 30, 1985

+THE CENTRES PROVIDE VARIOUS SERVICES SUCH AS ANSWERING ENQUIRIES ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES, ADMINISTERING STATUTORY DECLARATION, FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND OTHER MATTERS,+ A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.

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+ THE PESC'S HANDLED MORE THAN FIVE MILLION CASES AND ENQUIRIES IN THE PAST FINANCIAL YEAR, + HE ADDED.

THE FIRST CENTRE WAS SET UP IN 1961, BUT WITH THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC DEMAND AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN RECENT YEARS, THE PESC NETWORK EXPANDED STEADILY THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

+THEY ALSO HELP IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE TWO-WAY FLOW OF VIEWS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+ALTHOUGH THE CENTRES HAVE NO EXECUTIVE POWER, COMPLAINTS AND PUBLIC OPINION ARE REFERRED TO DISTRICT BOARDS AND DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES FOR FOLLOW UP ACTION, HE ADDED.

THE CENTRES ALSO DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 250 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GOVERNMENT FORMS, FACT SHEETS, PAMPHLETS, LEAFLETS AND BOOKLETS. LAST YEAR, THE PESC'S DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 9.5 MILLION SUCH FORMS.

DURING TYPHOONS AND HEAVY RAINSTORMS, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE SECTION IN CNTA HEADQUARTERS OPERATE A 24-HOUR TELEPHONE SERVICE, ANSWERING ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WEATHER CONDITION. OFFICERS MANNING THE TELEPHONE AT 3-692255 HANDLE AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 1 000 CALLS A DAY.

ANYONE WHO WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SERVICES OF THE CENTRES MAY TELEPHONE OR APPROACH THE PESC OF THE CNTA HEADQUARTERS AT 7 CANTON ROAD, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 13TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CITY, KOWLOON (TEL: 3-692255).

NEW APPOINTMENTS TO HOUSING AUTHORITY'S COMMITTEES

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UNOFFICIAL REPRESENTATION ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S

COMMITTEES IS BEING FURTHER STRENGTHENED WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF FOUR NEW CO-OPTED MEMBERS EFFECTIVE FROM TOMORROW.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY SAID THE NEW APPOINTMENTS COMPRISED THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT.

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