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SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1990

CNTA'S ENQUIRY CENTRES ASSIST NEARLY NINE MILLION PEOPLE

DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, MORE THAN 8.8 MILLION PEOPLE SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION'S (CNTA) 70 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES (PESC'S).

A CNTA SPOKESMAN

SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE FIGURE REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 0.5 MILLION PEOPLE, OR 5.8 PER CENT, OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

THE 70 CENTRES, STRATEGICALLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC SERVICES.

THESE SERVICES RANGE FROM HANDLING GENERAL ENQUIRIES, ADVISING ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES, DISTRIBUTING FORMS AND OTHER PUBLICITY MATERIALS, ADMINISTERING DECLARATIONS AND OATHS, AND MANAGING THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME AND THE RENT OFFICER SCHEME.

BMIGRATION,

DURING THE PERIOD, 445,000 DECLARATIONS AND OATHS WERE ADMINISTERED, MAINLY FOR THE TRUE COPY OF DOCUMENTS, DISPUTES, EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME WHICH IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LAW SOCIETY AND THE CNTA, A TOTAL OF 1,872 CASES WERE REFERRED TO THE LAW SOCIETY.

FROM JANUARY TO JUNE THIS YEAR, 9,571 PEOPLE CONSULTED THE RENT OFFICERS OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT POSTED AT THE 18 DISTRICT OFFICES TO HANDLE RENT AND TENANCY PROBLEMS.

"ANYONE WISHING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE PESC'S MAY APPROACH THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE SECTION AT THE CNTA HEADQUARTERS ON THE 29TH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI, OR TELEPHONE 835 1501," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HK TO PARTICIPATE IN INT'L STAMP EXHIBITION

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THE POST OFFICE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH AND THEMATIC STAMP EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN SINGAPORE FROM AUGUST 16 TO 19, THR ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MISS ELLE SHUM, ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE EXHIBITION IS UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

THE FEDERATION OF INTER-ASIA PHILATELY AND SPONSORED BY THE SINGAPORE POST OFFICE, IS THE LARGEST STAMP EXHIBITION EVER HELD IN THE ISLAND REPUBLIC.

AND

THE POST OFFICE WILL SET UP A SALES BOOTH AT THE EXHIBITION ΤΟ PROMOTE AND SELL HONG KONG'S PHILATELIC PRODUCTS.

/ACCORDING TO