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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1989

USE CORRECT TELEPHONE LINES FOR WATER ENQUIRIES * * * * *

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO USE THE PROPER

TODAY

(SUNDAY)

LINES

APPEALED

FOR

TO

WATER

TELEPHONE

SUPPLY ENQUIRIES IN ORDER NOT TO OVERLOAD THE WATER ENQUIRY HOTLINE.

ENQUIRY

THE A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID OVERWORKED AS RESIDENTS TENDED TO USE IT FOR ALL WATER SUPPLY IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

HAD HOTLINE

MATTERS

BECOME CONCERNING

THIS HAD RESULTED IN UNNECESSARY DISRUPTION IN COMMUNICATIONS, DELAYS AND COMPLAINTS FROM ALL PARTIES CONCERNED.

THE HOTLINE NUMBER IS 3-953131.

SAID THIS THE SPOKESMAN

LINE SHOULD BE USED FOR GENERAL SUCH AS ENQUIRIES

FOR APPLICATION

A WATER

NOT FOR METER BUT COMPLAINTS OF A FAULT OR FOR WATER ACCOUNT ENQUIRIES.

TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, THE SPOKESMAN APPEALED TO THE TO CALL THE FOLLOWING TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR GIVEN PURPOSES:

WATER ACCOUNT ENQUIRIES

KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES

FAULT COMPLAINTS

PUBLIC

5-8900221 (12 LINES)

KOWLOON, NEW KOWLOON, TSUEN WAN,

3-960210

KWAI CHUNG, TSING YI AND SAI KUNG

3-960219

SHA TIN AND TAI PO

0-6562368

NORTH DISTRICT

0-6700322

TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG

0-4762626

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

(OTHER THAN WATER ACCOUNTS AND FAULT COMPLAINTS}

KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES

3-953131

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