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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1974.
RATING FORMS ISSUED TO NEW RATING AREAS
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THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT HAS SENT OUT SOME 9,500 FORMS OF REQUISITION FOR PARTICULARS OF TENEMENTS (FORM R. 1Ğ) TO OCCUPIERS OF PREMISES IN EIGHT DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHARGING RATES IN THE AREAS FROM APRIL 1, 1976.
IN THIS CONNECTION, PRELIMINARY WORK IS ALREADY BEING CARRIED OUT IN THESE PLACES, NAMELY, YUEN LONG, TAI PO, LUEN WO MARKET, SHEK WU HUI, TUEN MÜN, SHA TIN, CLEAR WATER DAY ROAD AND JUNK BAY.
COMMENTING ON THIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THESE FORMS ARE BEING ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OF FURTHER EXTENDING RATING TO DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AS ANNOUNCED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY IN 1972 AND AGAIN MENTIONED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN THE 1974 BUDGET.
THE FORM, PRINTED IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, SEEKS INFORMA- TION AS TO THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE OWNER WHETHER THE PREMISES ARE OCCUPIED BY THE OWNER OR LET AND, IF LET, THE NAME OF THE OCCUPIER.
A TENANT WHO RECEIVES THE FORM BUT DOES NOT KNOW THE INFORMA- TION SOUGHT SHOULD GIVE THE FORM TO THE OWNER OR THE RENT COLLECTOR WHO SHOULD THEN COMPLETE AND RETURN IT TO THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT AT 1, GARDEN ROAD HONG KONG, USING THE PRE-PAID POSTAGE RETURN ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WITHIN 40 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THE FORM.
ANYONE IN DOUBT AS TO HOW TO COMPLETE THE FORM SHOULD CALL AT, OR TELEPHONE, THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE AT 1, GARDEN ROAD HONG KONG (5-249021) WHERE ASSISTANCE WILL GLADLY BE GIVEN.
THE SPOKESMAN DREW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE FORM R. 1G IS A SPECIFIED FORM ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE RATING ORDINANCE, AND THAT IT IS IN THE OWNER AND OCCUPIER'S INTERESTS TO RETURN IT FULLY AND CORRECTLY COMPLETED WITHIN THE TIME LAID DOWN.
EARLY NEXT YEAR, A FURTHER FORM (FORM R. 1A) WILL BE ISSUED SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE OCCUPATION AND RENTAL PARTICULARS IN RESPECT OF PREMISES IN THESE PROPOSED NEW RATING AREAS.
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