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TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1987

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SAI KUNG RESIDENTS TO VISIT REGIONAL COUNCIL

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MEMBERS OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION PROMOTION COMMITTEE, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM VILLAGES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT WILL VISIT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 8).

ORGANISED AS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES UNDER THE DISTRICT'S CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, THE VISIT TO THE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT IN TSUEN WAN IS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING RESIDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORGANISATION AND WORK OF THE COUNCIL AND AT ENHANCING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

THE VISITORS WILL ATTEND A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL'S SAI KUNG DISTRICT COMMITTEE AT 2.30 PM. AFTER THAT, THEY WILL MEET COUNCIL MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON DISTRICT AFFAIRS.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, SECOND FLOOR, TSUEN WAN MTR STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK AND GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING AT 2.10 PM.

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RENT OFFICER SERVICE EXTENDED

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ADVISORY AND MEDIATORY SERVICES ON LANDLORD AND TENANT MATTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE RENT OFFICER SCHEME IN THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AT KAU PUI LUNG ROAD EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEGINNING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

RESIDENTS WISHING TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS WITH THE RENT OFFICER CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE KAU PUI LUNG ROAD OFFICE OR BY CALLING 3-7113731. ABOUT 20 APPOINTMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM.

THE SERVICE, RUN BY THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT, WAS INTRODUCED IN 1978 AND BECAME AVAILABLE AT THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT HUNG HOM SUB-OFFICE IN 1980. THE SUB-OFFICE HAS RECEIVED ABOUT 1 800 ENQUIRIES ANNUALLY IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.

IN VIEW OF THE HEAVY DEMAND, THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT AGREED TO EXTEND THE SERVICE TO THE KAU PUT LUNG ROAD DISTRICT OFFICE.

THE HUNG HOM SUB-OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE ON 3-639449.

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