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SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1990

50 GOOD CITIZENS COMMENDED

FIFTY CIVIC-MINDED RESIDENTS WERE PRESENTED GOOD CITIZEN AWARDS BY THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR YANG TSZ-KIANG, PRAISED THE RECIPIENTS FOR THEIR ALERTNESS AND BRAVERY IN HELPING THE POLICE CATCH THE CULPRITS IN 35 CASES IN THE DISTRICT.

THESE INCLUDED SHOP AND CAR BURGLARIES, INDECENT ASSAULTS ON MTR TRAINS, THEFT AND ROBBERY.

PICK-POCKETING,

OFFICIATING AT THE PRESENTATION HELD AT THE ACTIVITY CENTRE OF THE YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION WERE THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WONG HON-HO, AND POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER (YAU MA TEI), MR LAU YUK-KUEN.

A DISPLAY OF PRIZE-WINNING ENTRIES IN A FIGHT CRIME POSTERS DESIGN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE WAS HELD AT THE VENUE.

ANOTHER PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITY BEING ORGANISED CONTEST SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 4 AT THE KO SHAN THEATRE.

TS A SINGING

NEW SUB-OFFICE OPENS IN NEW TOWN

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THE SETTING UP OF THE TSEUNG KWAN O SUR-OFFICE OF THE SAJ KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE WILL PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE AND, HRLP BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY IN THE NEW TOWN, THE SAT KUNG DISTRICT

MI OFFICER, FREDERICK TONG, SAID AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SUB-OFFICE TODAY (SATURDAY).

HE SAID TSEUNG KWAN O TOOK IN ITS FIRST RESIDENTS IN EARLY TIME BECAUSR OF 1988 AND THE NEW COMERS FACED SOME PROBLEMS AT THAT

SET INADEQUATE SERVICES AND FACILITIES. THE DISTRICT OFFICE THEREFORE

ESTATES DP TWO PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE COUNTERS AT PO LAM AND TSUI LAM LATER THAT YEAR TO

AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE

RESIDENTS.

STRENGTHEN LIAISON

MR TONG SAID, "THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE NEW TOWN HAD PROMPTED NING THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO SET UP THE TSEUNG KWAN O SUB-OFFICE AT PO HOUSE, PO LAM ESTATE, ON DECEMBER 11, 1989 TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS.

OF

"THE SERVICES INCLUDE ANSWERING ENQUIRIES SERVICES, STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, JOB VACANCIES ADVICE SCHEME.

AND

ON

THE

FREE

GOVERNMENT LEGAL

"THE SUB-OFFICE