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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1987

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THE SCHEME, FIRST IMPLEMENTED IN NOVEMBER 1978, PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE TO PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO CONSULT SOLICITORS OR BARRISTERS.

"THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES DEALT WITH MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL DEALINGS, MATRIMONIAL AFFAIRS, TENANCY MATTERS, COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND CRIMINAL CASES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE SAID ANYONE WISHING TO SEE THE DUTY LAWYERS UNDER THE SCHEME COULD APPROACH ANY OF CNTA'S 67 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

"AFTER AN INTERVIEW, STAFF OF THE CENTRES WILL IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF THE APPLICANTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WILL THEN BE MADE FOR THEM TO SEE THE DUTY LAWYERS ATTENDING THE EIGHT EVENING BUREAUS SITUATED AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES IN WAN CHAI, EASTERN, MONG KOK, WONG TAI SIN, YAU MA TEI, KWUN TONG, TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN, HE ADDED.

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AN APPOINTMENT COULD USUALLY BE ARRANGED WITHIN 10 DAYS AT AN EVENING BUREAU OF THE APPLICANT'S CHOICE, HE NOTED.

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE SECTION AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS, 13TH FLOOR, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 7 CANTON ROAD, HARBOUR CITY, TSIM SHA TSUI, THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 3-692255.

SERVICES MUST MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS

THE AIM OF PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY SERVICES WAS NOT PERSONAL HONOUR BUT TO IMPROVE RESIDENTS' LIVELIHOOD AND PROMOTE A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MRS RITA FAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

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MRS FAN WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY LEADERS SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD'S WORKING GROUP ON PROMOTION OF CIVIC-MINDEDNESS. THE CAMP, CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE COMMUNITY HALL OF THE WỤ KAI SHA YOUTH SHA TIN.

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"WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE REAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHICH VARY FROM TIME TO TIME, TO ENSURE THAT OUR SERVICES THEY WANT," SHE SAID.

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