THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1976
NEW RATING AREAS IN N.T. ↑ VALUATION LISTS DECLARED
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THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION, MR. RAYMOND FRY, TODAY DECLARED THE VALUATION LISTS FOR SEVEN NEW RATING AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND HANDED THEM OVER TO MR. DOUGLAS BLYE, THE COLLECTOR OF RATES (THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL). RATES WILL BE CHARGED BY THE COLLECTOR BASED ON THESE VALUATION LISTS EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1, 1976.
THE DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR. DAVID JEAFFRESON, AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHN CHAMBERS, ATTENDED THE DECLARATION CEREMONY AT THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT AT 1 GARDEN ROAD.
IN ANNOUNCING THE DECLARATION OF THE VALUATION LISTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS WAS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OF EXTENDING RATING TO DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, WHICH HAD BEEN MENTIONED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO.
PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO RATE FURTHER AREAS ON A PHASED PROGRAMME OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
THE LISTS DECLARED BY THE COMMISSIONER TODAY ARE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS -
AREA F1
AREAS G1
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4
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THE MAJOR PART OF THE TOWN OF YUEN LONG.
THE MAJOR PART OF THE TOWN OF TAI PO MARKET (AREA G1) AND THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF TAI PO KAU (AREAS G2 - 4).
- 2 THE TOWNSHIP OF LUEN WO MARKET (AREA H1) AND
THE DISTRICT KNOWN AS ON LOK TSUEN (AREA H2).
THE TOWNSHIP OF SHEK WU HUI.
AREAS H1
AREA Ji
AREA K1
THE MAJOR PART OF THE NEW TOWN OF TUEN MUN.
AREAS L1-3 THE MAJOR PART OF THE NEW TOWN OF SHA TIN.
AREAS M1
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3 THE DEVELOPED AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF, AND
ADJOINING, CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
/THE.SPOKESMAN