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MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1986

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THE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE ANSWERING GENERAL ENQUIRIES DISTRIBUTING GOVERNMENT FORMS, LEAFLETS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS ADMINISTERING STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ADVISING AND OFFERING INFORMATION ON SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS RENDERING ASSISTANCE IN SOLVING PERSONAL PROBLEMS AND ARRANGING REFERRALS FOR CASES WHICH REQUIRE EXPERTISE ADVICE.

+AMONG THE MORE POPULAR SUBJECTS DEALT WITH WERE ENQUIRIES ABOUT TELEPHONE NUMBERS, LOCATIONS AND OPENING HOURS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES; JOB VACANCIES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE REQUEST FOR POSTERS, PAMPHLETS AND FORMS ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL,+ A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.

+ THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LAW SOCIETY AND CNTA WAS ALSO WELL UTILISED WITH NEARLY 1 500 CASES REFERRED TO THE HONG KONG LAW SOCIETY, HE ADDED.

+DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS MORE THAN 5 600 PEOPLE CONSULTED THE RENT OFFICERS OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT STATIONED IN THE 12 DISTRICT OFFICES FOR ADVICE ON RENT AND TENANCY PROBLEMS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ANYONE WISHING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE 66 CENTRES CAN TELEPHONE OR APPROACH THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE SECTION AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS, 13TH FLOOR, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, NO. 7 CANTON ROAD, HARBOUR CITY, TSIM SHA TSUI (TEL: 3-692255).

HK'S UNIQUE +PEN FRIEND+ PROJECT CLOSING **** *

HONG KONG'S UNIQUE EXERCISE IN COMMUNICATIONS AT EXPO '86, +OPERATION PEN-FRIEND+, WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE ON AUGUST 31.

BY THEN MORE THAN 420 000 POSTCARDS BEARING PERSONALISED MESSAGES, EITHER IN ART OR WRITTEN FORM, WILL HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE

THIS NUMBER WILL HONG KONG PAVILION FOR DISTRIBUTION TO VISITORS,

BE SUFFICIENT TO LAST UNTIL EXPO '86 CLOSES ON OCTOBER 13.

THE PROJECT BEGAN WITH A COMPETITION IN MARCH IN WHICH ABOUT 470 SCHOOLS TOOK PART. TOGETHER, THE SCHOOLS SENT IN ALMOST 300 000 HAND-DRAWN POSTCARDS.

SUPPORT HAS ALSO COME FROM THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTING ABOUT 120 000 CARDS THROUGH COLLECTION POINTS AT BEACONSFIELD HOUSE AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.

THE ARTISTIC QUALITY OF MANY OF THE POSTCARDS HAS BEEN OF SUCH HIGH STANDARD THAT A SELECTION WAS PUT ON DISPLAY FOR FOUR DAYS IN MAY AT THE LANDMARK.

A STRIKING FEATURE OF SOME OF THE WORK WAS THE LOVE AND PRIDE PUT INTO THEM - LOVE FOR HONG KONG AND PRIDE IN BELONGING TO THIS VERY SPECIAL COMMUNITY+, THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR JAMES SO, SAID AT THE OPENING OF THAT DISPLAY.

ANUMEROUS FAVOURABLE