THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1975.
+1 AM INTERESTED TO HEAR THAT THE JUDGES WITHHELD TWO AWARDS THIS YEAR. THIS CANNOT HAVE BEEN AN EASY DECISION TO TAKE FOR IT MUST HAVE BEEN A GREAT TEMPTATION TO GIVE THE AWARDS TO SOME OF THE OTHER COMPETITORS. IF THIS WOULD HAVE MEANT THAT THE STANDARDS WOULD HAVE DROPPED BELOW THE HIGH LEVELS WHICH WE HAVE SET OURSELVES HOWEVER, I AM SURE THEY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT COMPETITORS WILL ACCEPT IT AS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE VALUE OF THE AWARDS AND AS A CHALLENGE TO THEIR DESIGN CAPABILITY.
+1 THINK I CAN NO LONGER WITHHOLD FROM YOU THE NAME OF THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S GOVERNOR'S AWARD. IT IS ARVIN (HONG KONG) LTD, WHO HAVE WON IT WITH THEIR REMOTE SECRETARY TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE.
+1 AM TOLD THAT THE JUDGES WERE IMPRESSED BY THE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DEMONSTRATED BY THIS PRODUCT WHICH IN THEIR VIEW SHOWS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVE- MENT OVER EXISTING EQUIPMENT OF THIS NATURE.
+1 NOW HAVE PLEASURE IN ASKING THE REPRESENTATIVE OF ARVIN LTD. TO COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE TROPHY.+
BRIEFING ON PROVISIONAL PROFITS TAX ******
ABOUT 60 KAIFONG LEADERS FROM VARIOUS DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ATTENDED A BRIEFING THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON ON THE PROPOSED PROVISIONAL PROFITS TAX SYSTEM ORGANISED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
DURING THE BRIEFING, MR. VICTOR LADD, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE, EXPLAINED IN DETAILS THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE NEW PROVISIONAL TAX SYSTEM. ASSESSMENT FORMS WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO THE KAIFONG LEADERS AND VARIOUS EXAMPLES WERE USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE METHODS USED IN ASSESSMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THIS BRIEFING SESSION WAS AIMED AT HELPING THE KAIFONG LEADERS TO HAVE A BETTER AND CLEARER IDEA OF THE NEW PROVISIONAL PROFITS TAX SYSTEM. + IT IS HOPED THAT THEY CAN PASS THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE ACQUIRED TO THE PEOPLE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS,+ HE SAID.
HE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT BRIEFING SESSIONS OF THIS NATURE ON SPECIFIC ISSUES WILL CONTINUE TO BE HELD IN FUTURE.
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