The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) organized a safety workshop on January 23, 2008 at MPD’s 4th District Headquarters in response to the rise in robberies targeting Chinese delivery men.
 
Fourth District Commander Linda Brown, detectives, and officers as well as the Asian Liaison Unit provided safety measures that restaurant owners and staff can implement. OAPIA provided interpretation and referrals to other District government support services. They also asked participants to use the District’s language line to report these crimes and communicate with MPD if they did not speak English well.

 

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Safety Workshop in Fourth District for concerned Chinese carryout owners and workers.

 

 

The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) organized met with the Korean Drycleaners Association to discuss license related issues on January 8, 2008.

 

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Meeting with Korean Drycleaners Association to discuss license issues.

 

 

The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) organized an information session with Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) on “License Processing for ATM Machines and Check Cashing” that was held on January 8, 2008. The workshop discussed the top 10 common mistakes that merchants commit which delays processing their application. Some of the common mistakes mentioned were inconsistent and insufficient information on the application forms, lack of complete financial statements, and checks that were written to the wrong agencies.

 

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Information session for license processing for ATM machines and check cashing.