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SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1974
WATER INTERRUPTION
SEVERAL AREAS IN YUEN LONG WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR FIVE HOURS ON TUESDAY (JULY 23) STARTING FROM 1 A.M.
THE TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION IS TO ENABLE WATERWORKS STAFF TO CARRY OUT TESTS FOR LEAKAGE IN THE AREAS.
AFFECTED WILL BE PREMISES IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY CASTLE PEAK ROAD, BETWEEN AU TAU CROSS ROAD AND SAN TIN= KAM TIN SHI, KAM HING WAI, SHUI TAU TSUEN, SHUI MEI TSUEN, PAK VAJ TSUEN AND KAM TIN MARKET- KAM SHEUNG ROAD BETWEEN KAM TIN ROAD AND TAJ PO ROAD= KAM TIN ROAD BETWEEN AU TAU CROSS ROAD AND TSUEN KAM ROAD INCLUDING SEK KONG CAMP AND SEK KONG FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL.
PREMISES ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD, INCLUDING TONG YAN SAN TSUEN, WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED, AS WILL THOSE BOUNDED BY YUEN LONG HA IN ROAD, TAI YUK ROAD, KAU YUK ROAD, NULLAH INCLUDING MA TIN TSUEN, FRASER VILLAGE, TONG TAU PO, TAI KEI LENG, SHUI TSU LO WAI, HUNG TSO TIN TSUEN AND TAI TONG.
HIGHER SURCHARGE ON LATE RATES PAYMENTS
EFFECTIVE FROM AUGUST 1
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RATEPAYERS ARE ADVISED TO SETTLE ALL THEIR OUTSTANDING RATES BILLS BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH IF THEY WANT TO AVOID PAYING THE HIGHER SURCHARGE WHICH COMES INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST 1.
UNDER AMENDING LEGISLATION PASSED LAST MONTH, AN ADDITIONAL SURCHARGE OF 10 PER CENT MAY BE ADDED TO THE TOTAL OF ALL RATES IN DEFAULT ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1 WHICH HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. THE 10 PER CENT SURCHARGE IS IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL SURCHARGE OF FIVE PER CENT,
RATEPAYERS MAY AVOID PAYING THE ADDITIONAL SURCHARGE BY PAYING THEIR OUTSTANDING RATES NOW.
PAYMENT MAY BE MADE BY CHEQUE THROUGH THE POST, ADDRESSED TO THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, THE TREASURY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (VEST WING), ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG-
ALTERNATIVELY, PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE IN PERSON AT THE TREASURY REVENUE BRANCH OR AT ANY OF THE TREASURY'S SUB-OFFICES, OR AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES IN TAIPO, YUEN LONG AND TSUEN VAN.
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