FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1979
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536,327 VISITORS IN JANUARY
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THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO HONG KONG IN JANUARY TOTALLED 536,327, AN INCREASE OF 91,568 COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1978, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY).
OF THE ARRIVALS, 210,629 CAME BY AIR WHILE 210,561 CAME BY SEA AND 115,137 BY LAND.
DEPARTURES NEARLY DOUBLED THAT OF THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR, WITH 795,792 LEAVING HONG KONG TO OTHER COUNTRIES WHILE 439,367 LEFT LAST YEAR.
OF THE DEPARTURES, 256,967 LEFT BY AIR, 247,060 BY SEA AND 291,765 BY LAND.
VALUATION LISTS FOR 1979-80 ******
THE VALUATION LISTS FOR 1979-80 FOR ALL ASSESSED TENEMENTS IN THE AREAS WHERE RATES ARE CHARGED WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THIS WAS OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY) GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE LISTS WILL BE ON DISPLAY DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS FOR 21 DAYS ENDING MARCH 23 AT THE OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF RATES IN HANG CHONG BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, ROOM 202, 5 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT DURING THE 21 DAYS ANY PERSON WHO DISAGREES WITH THE ENTRY OR OMISSION OF A TENEMENT IN OR FROM A VALUATION LIST, OR THE RATEABLE VALUE ASSESSED, MAY SERVE ON THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE LIST,
FORMS FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AT 1 GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND SUE-OFFICES AND ALSO FROM CITY DISTRICT OFFICES IN URBAN AREAS AND DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT PEOPLE DISSATISFIED WITH THE IR ASSESSMENTS AND INTENDING TO LODGE A PROPOSAL ARE INVITED TO FIRST CONTACT THE VALUER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AREA IN WHICH THE PREMISES ARE SITUATED.
+ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE WILL BE GIVEN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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