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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1986

MR LAM SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF 10 0JJ COMPLAINTS ANNUALLY AND THE MAJORITY OF THESE CONCERN OBSTRUCTIONS TO MEANS OF ESCAPE.

+TEN THOUSAND COMPLAINTS JUST CANNOT BE IGNORED, HE SAID.

+ IT IS CONSIDERED THAT SOME 20 YEARS OF PUBLICITY ON THE DANGERS OF THESE ACTIONS IS SUFFICIENT AND AS THEY ARE HAPPENING DAILY. A SOLUTION MUCH MORE VIGOROUS THAN A LEGAL WARNING IS NECESSARY, HE ADDED.

THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JULY 9.

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ON THE MOVE

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL SOON BE MOVING ITS HEADQUARTERS AND MANY OF ITS DIVISIONAL OFFICES TO NEW PREMISES IN QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES (QGO).

THE MOVE, WHICH INVOLVES MOST OFFICES UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION AND LICENSING BRANCH, THE PLANNING AND RESEARCH BRANCH AND THE HONG KONG REGIONAL OFFICE, WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT MONDAY (JUNE 30) AND ON THREE WEEKENDS BETWEEN JULY 5 AND AUGUST 17.

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THE DEPARTMENT WILL OCCUPY THE WHOLE OF THE 28TH, 29TH AND 37TH FLOORS, AND PART OF THE 27TH FLOOR OF THE HIGH BLOCK OF QGO. BUT THE STUDENT TRAVEL OFFICE WILL BE LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE QGO LOW BLOCK.

+THE MOVE WILL BRING SCATTERED UNITS OF THE DEPARTMENT UNDER ONE ROOF AND WILL ENABLE STAFF MEMBERS TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH BETTER AND MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

FROM JULY 5, THE NUMBER FOR THE 24-HOUR TRANSPORT ENQUIRIES HOTLINE WILL BE 5-200933 INSTEAD OF 5-8933111. INFORMATION OFFICER 3 OF THE DEPARTMENT CAN BE CONTACTED ON 5-8623198, 5-8623199, 5-8623191 AND 5-8623232.

AT THE SAME TIME, CAR OWNERS REPORTING DEFECTIVE PARKING METERS TO THE METER COMPLAINTS UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD DIAL 5-298611 IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE PROBLEM METER IS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON OR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

+ IN THE INITIAL CHANGEOVER PERIOD, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DIALLING THE OLD NUMBERS FOR VARIOUS DIVISIONS WILL BE ADVISED OF THE NEW NUMBER TO CALL, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.

/HE ALSO

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