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ALSO ON DISPLAY WILL BE WORK RELATING TO THE PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS BY STUDENT-TEACHERS OF THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.
A SEMINAR WILL BE HELD DURING THE EXHIBITION FOR TEACHERS FROM THE +MONITORED+ SCHOOLS AND OTHER SCHOOLS ADOPTING THE PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE TALKS, DEMONSTRATION LESSONS AND AN EVALUATION SESSION.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD ON JULY 18 AND 19 IN THE SCHOOL HALL OF THE HO LAP COLLEGE AT 15 TSEUK LUK STREET, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON. OPENING HOURS ARE FROM 11 A.M. TO 4 P.M.
IT IS ORGANISED BY THE HISTORY SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND THE 17 +MONITORED+ SCHOOLS.
THIRD QUARTER RATES TO BE PAID BY JULY 31
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RATEPAYERS WERE REMINDED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT RATES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1979 MUST BE SETTLED BY 4 P.M. ON JULY 31.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID A SURCHARGE OF FIVE PER CENT WOULD BE IMPOSED ON LATE PAYMENTS. A FURTHER SURCHARGE OF 10 PER CENT MIGHT BE ADDED TO THE AMOUNT, INCLUDING THE INITIAL FIVE PER CENT. IF LATE PAYMENTS WERE STILL NOT PAID SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE.
HE SAID RATEPAYERS SHOULD HAVE, BY NOW, RECEIVED DEMAND NOTES AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SHOULD APPLY FOR A COPY AT THE RATES SECTION OF THE TREASURY, ROOM 203, HANG CHONG BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, 5 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
+NON-RECEIPT OF THE DEMAND NOTE DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RATES SHOULD BE PAID BY THE DUE DATE, HE SAID.
TO AVOID QUEUING, RATEPAYERS ARE ADVISED TO PAY BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER BY POST, OR BY EARLY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT ANY OF THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICES.
HE POINTED OUT THAT RATES ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PREMISES BUT ARE REFUNDABLE UNDER CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE RATING ORDINANCE.
HOWEVER, HE ADDED, THERE WILL BE NO REFUND IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED, OR INTENDED TO BE USED, WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES (UNLESS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT).
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