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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1975
REVISION CF HAWKER FEES THE NEW TERRITORIES
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HAWKER FEES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, WHICH HAVE NOT CHANGED IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, ARE TO BE INCREASED AS LICENCES ARE TENEMED OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
THE REVISION IS ANNOUNCED IN AN AMENDMENT TO THE HALKERS (NEW TERRITORIES) REGULATIONS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. THE CHANGES COME INTO EFFECT ON APRIL 1.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE INCREASE IS THREE-FOLD!
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TC ERING HAWKER FEES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TC ONE REALISTIC LEVEL SINCE THE EXISTING FEES WERE FIXED IN 1963=
TO HELP OFFSET THE OPERATIONAL DEFICIT INCURRED IN HAWKER ADMINISTRATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES= AND
* TC STREAMLINE ADMINISTRATION BY INTRODUCING A SIMPLER
SCALE OF CHARGES.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE BEN FEES, AND THE REASONS FOR THEIR INTRODUCTION, HAD BEEN EXPLAINED TO THE HEUNG YEE KUK, THE NEW TERRITORIES GENERAL CHAMEER OF COMMERCE AND ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING LICENSED HAWKERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
HE SAID THAT 30 PER CENT OF THOSE AFFECTED WOULD BE PEDLAR HAWKERS AND THE CHANGE MEANS THAT THEY WILL NOW PAY „40 A YEAR INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT LICENCE FEE OF $10.
FIXED PITCH FEES WILL BE INCREASED DY VARYING AUCUNTO, DEPENDING ON THE TRADE.
TRADE. FOR EXAMPLE
FOR EXAMPLE, THE LARGEST INCREASE WILL BE IN THE LICENCE FEE FOR A COOKED FOOD STALL WHICH WILL PISE FROM 175 TO $1,000 PER YEAR, WHILE FIXED PITCH NEWSPAPER HALKERS WILL P Y 130 INSTEAD OF 40.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE TEMPORARY LUNAR NEW YEAR LICENCE FEE WILL REMAIN AT .25. BUT TEMPORARY LICENCES FOR OTHER TIPES OF THE YEAR, WHICH YOU COST 5, ILL IT FUTURE CIST 125 ALS.
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