1.   The Duchess of Kent today opened a centre in Oxford which could ease these difficulties.

2.   A new comfortable visiting centre has been opened, replacing the bare room where meetings used to take place.

3.   Although managers have drawn up a list of personalities who could be invited to open the centre, identities were not revealed.

4.   The system has been born out of rapid expansion in recent years as the business has opened new centres and employed more people.

5.   A flood control centre has been opened at the office of District Relief Officer.

6.   A customer-service centre was opened in January to offer consulting services such as layout design, paving recommendations and customer-complaint handling.

7.   Chief executive officer Chan Kok Kong said a similar centre would be opened in Penang in three to four months.

8.   Mr Iwasawa said Whimsy will open two centres in Tsuen Wan and Mong Kok before the end of the year.

9.   The centre was opened by Jamison yesterday.