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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1978
PAY TAX BY POST ****
THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TODAY URGED TAXPAYERS TO PAY THE IR TAX BY POST TO AVOID INCONVENIENCE AND PEAK PERIOD CONGESTION AT ITS COLLECTION OFFICES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT SAID TO PAY TAX IN PERSON IS NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE PAYMENT CAN BE MADE BY MAILING A CROSSED CHEQUE ALONG WITH THE DEMAND NOTE TO THE CENTRAL MAIL OFFICE, G.P.O. BOX 132, HONG KONG.
HE SAID IF THE DEMAND NOTE CANNOT BE ENCLOSED WITH THE CHEQUE, TAXPAYERS SHOULD STATE CLEARLY THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES AND QUOTE THE CHARGE NUMBER SHOWN ON THE DEMAND NOTE, OR THEIR INLAND REVENUE REFERENCE NUMBERS. RECEIPTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAYMENT WOULD BE MAILED TO THE TAXPAYERS WITHIN A FEW DAYS.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS NO SURCHARGE FOR DELAY IN PAYMENT IF THE ENVELOPE IS POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN THE DUE DATE SHOWN ON THE DEMAND NOTE.
POSTAL SERVICES TO LEBANON
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THE POST OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SURFACE LETTER, PARCEL AND AIR PARCEL SERVICES TO LEBANON WILL BE RESUMED FROM NEXT MONTH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID, FOR THE TIME BEING, THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR EACH PARCEL IS LIMITED TO FOUR POUNDS ONLY.
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