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The headquarters of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) will be relocated to Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices next Monday (February 28).

Its current offices at Canton Road Government Offices, 393, Canton Road, Kowloon will not be in use from that day onwards.

The department's new offices will take up the fifth to the eighth floor of Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices at 303, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon.

Its enquiry and licensing counters will be located at the fifth floor.

The telephone and facsimile numbers of the department's offices will be changed.

For general enquiries, members of the public can call the enquiry counter at 2150 6666 during office hours or the department's 24-hour hotline at 2708 8885.

End/Friday, February 25, 2000

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