FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1986
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HK PAVILION GETS FINAL TOUCHES
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FINAL TOUCHES ARE BEING PUT TO THE HONG KONG PAVILION AT THE 1986 WORLD EXPOSITION WHICH WILL OPEN NEXT FRIDAY (MAY 2) IN VANCOUVER, CANADA.
FOUR SCAFFOLDING WORKERS FROM HONG KONG ARE ERECTING A SCAFFOLDING GRID OUTSIDE THE HONG KONG EXHIBITION MODULE, AND THIS WILL FORM THE MAIN EXTERIOR FEATURE OF THE PAVILION,
ABOUT 5 000 PIECES OF BAMBOO SHIPPED FROM HONG KONG ARE BEING USED IN THE GRID, SYMBOLISING THE TERRITORY'S CONTINUING VITALITY IN BUILDING FOR ITS FUTURE.
ON THE PUBLICITY SIDE, A SHIPMENT OF BOOKLETS AND 500 000 POSTCARDS BEARING A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM PEOPLE IN HONG KONG TO +A FRIEND SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD+ HAS ARRIVED, AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EXPO VISITORS.
STAFF EMPLOYED IN VANCOUVER TO ASSIST IN OPERATIONS AT THE PAVILION ARE UNDERGOING A SERIES OF FAMILIARISATION AND TRAINING SESSIONS.
WORK WILL COME TO FRUITION ON MONDAY (APRIL 28) WHEN THE PROJECT ARCHITECT, MR TAO HO, WILL OFFICIALLY HAND OVER THE PAVILION TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR HONG KONG AT THE EXPOSITION, MR PETER TSAO.
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10 PER CENT RISE IN STATUTORY DECLARATIONS
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MORE THAN 480 000 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS WERE MADE IN 1985 AT THE 65 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION - AN INCREASE OF ABOUT TEN PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE MOST POPULAR DECLARATIONS ADMINISTERED WERE DECLARATION OF TRUE COPIES, APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS, AND APPLICATION FOR HOUSING.
THE SERVICE, FREE OF CHARGE, IS AVAILABLE AT ALL PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
+MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO CANNOT PRODUCE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTARY PROOF TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR CLAIMS OR TO SUPPORT THE IR APPLICATIONS FOR ANY TYPE OF DOCUMENTS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS CAN MAKE USE OF THE SERVICE, A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.
/+A DECLARATION
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