SUNDAY, MAY 30, 1976
ISSUE OF PROPERTY TAX DEMANDS DEFERRED
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THE BULK ISSUE OF PROPERTY TAX DEMANDS FOR AP LE CHAU, MIDDLE ISLAND AND HONG KONG ISLAND (EXCEPT SEVEN DISTRICTS) HAS BEEN DEFERRED FOR THREE MONTHS UNTIL AUGUST 31, THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THE SEVEN DISTRICTS KENNEDY TOWN, SAI YING POON, SHEUNG WAN, CENTRAL VICTORIA, MID-LEVELS, WAN CHAI AND CAUSEWAY BAY NORMALLY GET THE TAX DEMANDS ON AUGUST 31.
UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG ISLAND, AP LEI CHAU AND MIDDLE ISLAND WILL RECEIVE THE DEMANDS ALL ON THE SAME DAY.
IN THE MEAN TIME, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE ISSUE OF TAX DEMANDS FOR SEVEN AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES YUEN LONG, TAI PO MARKET AND TAI PO KAU, LUEN WO MARKET AND ON LOK TSUEN, SHEK WU HUI, TUEN MUN, SHA TIN
TUEN MUN, SHA TIN AND MA LIU SHUI, AND THE CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD AREA WHICH BECAME LIABLE FOR PROPERTY TAX SINCE APRIL 1 WOULD TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 30, 1976.
ON THAT DAY, THE DEMANDS WILL BE ISSUED FOR PROPERTIES IN THESE SEVEN AREAS AND THE TWO AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES-- (TSUEN WAN/KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI ISLAND/NGA YING CHAU) ALREADY SUBJECT TO PROPERTY TAX, AND KOWLOON.
AS FOR NEW KOWLOON, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TAX DEMANDS WOULD GO OUT ON JANUARY 31, 1977, WITHOUT ANY CHANGE.
INTERRUPTION OF FLUSH WATER SUPPLY IN KOWLOON
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THE SUPPLY OF FLUSHING SALT WATER TO ELEVEN DISTRICTS IN KOWLOON WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR 48 HOURS BEGINNING AT 12 A.M. ON MONDAY (MAY 31) TO FACILITATE THE DIVERSION OF A 36 INCH-DIAMETER SALT WATER MAINS INSIDE THE WHAMPOA DOCK.
THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE FUNG WONG ESTATE, WONG TAI SIN, WANG TAU HOM, LOK FU, KOWLOON TONG, TUNG TAU TSUEN, KOWLOON CITY, TO KWA WAN, HUNG HOM, TSE WAN SHAN, AND MA TAU WAI ESTATE.
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