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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1988

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FOR THE TOTAL BUDGET $100,000 WAS ALLOCATED BY THE ACTION COMMITTFE AGAINST $200,000 SPONSORED BY SHELL HONG KONG LTD.

THE CAMPAIGN WAS $300,000, OF WHICH NARCOTICS AND

ALSO SPEAKING TODAY, CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, DR GERALD CHOA THANKED KWAI TSING ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS' SUPPORT TOWARDS THE CAMPAIGN.

HARMFUL

EFFECTS

DR CHOA URGED THE PUBLIC TO BEWARE OF THE DRUGS AND CALLED ON PARENTS TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THEIR CHILDREN.

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RENT OFFICER SCHEME EXTENDS TO SHA IN AND TUEN MUN

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FREE

THE RENT OFFICER SCHEME WHICH PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH ADVICE ON TENANCY MATTERS WILL BE EXTENDED TO SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN DISTRICTS ON JANUARY 3, 1989.

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THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE SHA TIN KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY HOUSE, WILL PROVIDF THE SERVICE ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY MORNINGS OF THE MONTH WHILE THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE AT THE TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING WILL PROVIDE THE SERVICE ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH FRIDAY AFTERNOONS OF THE MONTH,

THIS BRINGS TO 15 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTRICT OFFICES PROVIDING THE SERVICE WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE AT CENTRAL AND WESTERN, WANCHAL, SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ON HONG KONG ISLAND; YAU TSIM, MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO, KOWLOON CITY, WONG TAI SIN AND KWUN TONG IN KOWLOON AND TSUEN WAN, KWAI TSING AND YUEN LONG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE SCHEME, WHICH IS RUN BY THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT, WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN APRIL, 1978.

DURING THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, MORE THAN 14.300 PEOPLE HAD APPROACHED THE RENT OFFICERS FOR ADVICE ON RENT AND TENANCY PROBLEMS.

THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WERE RECOVERY AND EVICTION FROM PREMISES, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OF TENANCY DISPUTES AND NENT INCREASES AND ALTERATIONS.

PEOPLE WISHING TO DISCUSS THEIR PROBLEMS WITH THE RENT OFFICERS HAVE TO FIRST MAKE APPOINTMENTS AT ANY Of THE 67 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES IN 19 DISTRICT OFFICES.

CASES WILL