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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1986

+THIS PROJECT AND THE WIDENING OF THE FINAL SECTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AT THE POKFIELD ROAD JUNCTION ARE ALL DUE FOR COMPLETION IN 1989, + HE SAID.

+FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING PLANNED TO THE MOST IMPORTANT JUNCTIONS IN POK FU LAM CORRIDOR SUCH AS THOSE AT WESTERN STREET, POKFIELD ROAD, BONHAM ROAD, SASSOON ROAD AND MOUNT DAVIS ROAD.+

IT WAS HOPED THESE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE COMPLETED IN STAGES BETWEEN NOW AND THE EARLY 1990'S.

HEAVY PRESSURE ON WATER SUPPLIES ENQUIRY SERVICE

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT'S TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE IS OVERLOADED, AND A PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION HAS BEEN PUT tu THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON NICKY CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON RITA FAN, MR CHAN SAID THE NINE LINES OF THE ENQUIRY SERVICE HANDLED 10 000 CALLS A MONTH. THE TELEPHONE COMPANY HAD BEEN ASKED TO ESTABLISH A SEPARATE SYSTEM FOR THE NINE LINES AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LINES.

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+TO COMPLEMENT THE TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE, ENQUIRY CENTRES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, SIX CENTRES EXIST AND THEIR SUCCESS CAN BE JUDGED BY THE FACT THAT THEY HANDLED 22 000 ENQUIRIES A MONTH, HE SAID.

+TWO ADDITIONAL CENTRES ARE PLANNED FOR THIS FINANCIAL YEAR AND A FURTHER SIX IN COMING YEARS.+

MR CHAN SAID THE EXPANSION OF THE CENTRES, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENT IN DISTRIBUTION AND CONTENT OF EXPLANATORY PAMPHLETS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SHOULD HELP OFFSET THE INCREASING LOAD OF THE TELEPHONE SERVICE.

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