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Water Supplies customer centre re-opens after refurbishment

The Water Supplies Department (WSD) has expanded and refurbished its Customer Enquiry Centre in Mong Kok as part of its continuing effort to further improve services to consumers.

Officiating at today's (Tuesday) ceremony to mark the re-opening of the centre were the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Hu Man-shiu; the Chairman of the Yau Tsim Mong District Board, Mr Chow Chun-fai and the Yau Tsim Mong District Officer, Mr Barton Ireland.

Located on the ground floor of 128 Sai Yee Street, the newly re-decorated centre provides more waiting area and a more comfortable environment for customers.

It is the biggest and busiest among the eight customer enquiry centres operated by WSD and has been installed with an electronic display queuing system to serve customers in a fairer and more efficient manner.

Other centres are situated at convenient locations in Wan Chai, Shau Kei Wan, Kwun Tong, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun.

All the centres are equipped with on-line computer terminals to facilitate on- the-spot answers to enquiries relating to individual water accounts, applications for water supply, change of consumership, termination of accounts and refund of water deposits.

Members of the public can also obtain application forms and information leaflets on water supplies at the centres.

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199 VMs depart on orderly repatriation flights

Two groups totalling 199 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) returned by air to Hanoi, Vietnam, today (Tuesday) on the 63rd and 64th flights under the Orderly Repatriation Programme (ORP).

All except one of the returnees, comprising 102 men, 46 women, 30 boys and 21 girls, are from North Vietnam.