THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1979
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INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT BACK TO WINDSOR HOUSE
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IT IS BACK TO WINDSOR HOUSE FOR THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT AFTER AN ABSENCE OF 21 YEARS.
FOR STAFF MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE 1958, THE MOVE TO THE NEW BUILDING IN CAUSEWAY BAY WILL BRING BACK MEMORIES OF LIFE IN THE OLD WINDSOR HOUSE IN DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL. THE NEW WINDSOR HOUSE IS AT 311 GLOUCESTER ROAD OPPOSITE VICTORIA PARK.
+IT IS A HAPPY COINCIDENCE THAT OUR RETURN TO 'ONE-ROOF' ACCOMMODATION ON THE ISLAND TAKES US BACK TO WINDSOR HOUSE,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS OPERATED UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS DUE TO ITS OFFICES BEING SCATTERED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, HE SAID.
PRESENT OFFICES ARE LOCATED AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, PERMANENT COMFORT BUILDING, CLUB LUSITANO, CAXTON HOUSE AND WORLD TRADE CENTRE.
+OUR RETURN TO A SINGLE SITE SHOULD BENEFIT BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE DEPARTMENT,+ HE SAID.
ALL OFFICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL MOVE TO WINDSOR HOUSE AND THIS WILL BE COMPLETED IN TWO STAGES. STAGE ONE IS TO TAKE PLACE THIS MONTH AND THE SECOND SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER-NOVEMBER.
OFFICES IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL REMAIN UNAFFECTED BY THE MOVE.
THE OFFICES INVOLVED IN STAGE ONE ARE THE GENERAL OFFICE, INSPECTORATE, DEFAULT, COLLECTIONS, STAMP DUTY, BUSINESS REGISTRATION AND ESTATE DUTY OF UNIT 3, THE COMPUTER, TRAINING PROPERTY TAX, INTEREST TAX AND PERSONAL ASSESSMENT SECTIONS IN THE HEADQUARTERS UNIT AS WELL AS THE SALARIES TAX UNIT.
*WE WILL TRY TO MINIMISE ANY DISRUPTION TO OUR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC BY SCHEDULING MOVES TO TAKE PLACE ON DIFFERENT WEEKENDS THROUGHOUT JUNE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE COLLECTION OFFICE WILL NOT OPERATE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 30, TO FACILITATE THE MOVE AND ADVISED TAXPAYERS TO PAY THEIR DUES BEFORE THAT DATE.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TELEPHONE 5-79591111 FOR ANY ENQUIRIES ON SERVICES DURING THE MOVE TO WINDSOR HOUSE.
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