WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1974.
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POSTMEN FULLY COMMITTED WITH PRESENT DUTIES
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THE DIRECTOR LF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, TODAY DISCOUNTED THE POSSIBILITY OF PLACING ADDITIONAL REVENUE COLLECTING DUTIES UN TO THE EXISTING PUST OFFICE STAFF AS THEY ARE ALREADY FULLY COMMITTED WITH THEIR PRESENT DUTIES.
ANSWERING A QUESTION BY THE HON. OSWALD CHEUNG, HE SAID IT MIGHT, HOWEVER, BE POSSIBLE TO UTILISE CERTAIN POST OFFICES FOR THE PAYMENT OF WATER BILLS AS HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE AT TAI 0.
BUT A STUDY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE FEASBILITY OF THE PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THIS SERVICE IN TERMS OF STAFFING, ACCOMMODATION AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.
REFERRING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF PAYING WATER BILLS IN THE WATERWORKS OFFICES, MR. MCDONALD SAID A FACILITY ALREADY EXISTED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, MURRAY BUILDING, FOR PAYMENT OF METER RECONNECTION FEES AND ALLIED OUTSTANDING WATER ACCOUNTS.
+CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE PROVISION OF A SIMILAR' FACILITY AT THE NEW CONSUMER SERVICES BUILDING WHICH IS PRESENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT ARGYLE STREET, KOULOUN AND IS DUE FOR COMPLETION IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.
+WITH REGARD TO THE NORMAL PAYMENT OF WATER BILLS THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL HAS EXAMINED THE POSITION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE PUBLIC AND TAX-PAYER ARE BEST SERVED BOTH IN CONVENIENCE AND IN ECONOMIC COST BY LARGE COLLECTION CENTRES WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING COLLECTION OF VARIOUS TYPES OF REVENUE AND WHICH ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED IN BUSINESS AND MORE DENSELY POPULATED AREAS.
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+IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT DUE TO THE INCREASING NUMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO PAY THEIR ACCOUNTS BY POST THE PRESSURE AT THESE COLLECTION CENTRES HAS EASED AND THE SERVICE IMPROVED,+ HE SAID.
BILLS PASSED
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FOUR BILLS RECEIVED THEIR THIRD AND FINAL READING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY AND PASSED INTO LAW.
THEY WERE? THE URBAN COUNCIL CAMENDMENT) BILL, THE INLAND REVENUE CAMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL, THE ESTATE DUTY CAMENDMENT) BILL, AND THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAUS CAMENDHENT) BILL.
AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S BILL, THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION CAMENDMENT) BILL, ALSO COMPLETED ITS PASSAGE THROUGH THE COUNCIL.
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