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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1985

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS A TELEMATCH, IN WHICH WELL-KNOWN LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO PERSONALITIES, FOOTBALL STARS AND JOCKEYS TOOK PART.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TODAY WERE THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 IYY, MR LO KING-MAN AND A MANAGER OF THE STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, MR PATRICK WONG.

KEEPING UP WITH THE LATEST

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STAFF OF THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES (PESC'S) UNDERGO REGULAR BRIEFING SESSIONS TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES SO THAT THEY ARE WELL PREPARED TO ANSWER QUERIES FROM THE PUBLIC.

THE 65 PESC'S OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY PROVIDE NUMEROUS SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.

+MOST OF THE ENQUIRIES AT THE CENTRES ARE ANSWERED BY THE STAFF, EXCEPT WHERE AN ENQUIRY IS OF SUCH COMPLEX OR TECHNICAL NATURE THAT REFERRAL FOR EXPERT ADVICE IS NEEDED,+ A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.

EACH CENTRE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SET OF INFORMATION MANUALS CATEGORISED BY DEPARTMENTS AND COMPILED ACCORDING TO RELATED TOPICS SO THAT THE STAFF CAN EASILY OBTAIN INFORMATION WHEN ANSWERING QUERIES.

BRIEFING SESSIONS ARE HELD TWICE A MONTH AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL PESC STAFF WHERE OFFICERS FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ARE INVITED TO GIVE TALKS ON POPULAR ENQUIRY SUBJECTS.

ONE OF THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE PESC'S IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FORMS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES.

THE PESC'S ALSO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES AS ADMINISTERING STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME AND EXPERT GUIDANCE ON RENTS, RATES, TENANCY MATTERS AND CONSUMER QUERIES.

+MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY APPROACH ANY PESC IN DISTRICT OFFICES AND ITS SUB-OFFICES, OR CALL ON CNTA HEADQUARTERS IN WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 13TH FLOOR, 7 CANTON ROAD, HARBOUR CITY, KOWLOON (TEL: 3-692255) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

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