THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1979
DISPATCH OF RATING NOTICES
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THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT IS IN THE COURSE OF DISPATCHING NOTICES OF RATEABLE VALUE (FORMS R4) TO RATEPAYERS OF RATEABLE PREMISES ON CHEUNG CHAU, PENG CHAU, LANTAU, MA WAN AND LAMMA ISLANDS, AND IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE MAINLAND NEW TERRITORIES WHICH WERE SPECIFIED BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL FOR RATING PURPOSES
IN JUNE THIS YEAR.
PREMISES IN THESE AREAS WILL BECOME LIABLE FOR RATES WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, 1980.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: THE PURPOSE OF SENDING THE NOTICES OF RATEABLE VALUE IS TO INFORM RATEPAYERS OF THE RATING ASSESSMENTS OF THEIR PROPERTIES.
+LEAFLETS EXPLAINING GENERALLY ABOUT RATES, LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT, EXEMPTIONS, ETC. WILL BE SENT WITH THE NOTICES. RECIPIENTS ARE ADVISED TO STUDY THE LEAFLETS CAREFULLY, PARTICULARLY IF THEY HAVE NOT PAID RATES BEFORE, HE SAID,
RATEPAYERS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO PAY ATTENTION TO PROCEDURES, REGARDING THE MAKING OF PROPOSALS FOR THE ALTERATION OF RATEABLE VALUES, WHICH ARE PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THE NOTICES.
ANYONE WHO IS IN DOUBT REGARDING THE RATEABLE VALUE ASSESSED FOR HIS PROPERTY OR OTHER ASSOCIATED RATING MATTERS MAY MAKE ENQUIRIES AT THE NEW TERRITORIES DIVISION OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT AT 24-34 HENNESSY ROAD, SEVENTH FLOOR, TAI SANG COMMERCIAL BUILDING, TELEPHONE 5-284037.
CAPACITY OF TUEN MUN WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO BE DOUBLED
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS TO DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF THE TUEN MUN TREATMENT WORKS TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR WATER GENERATED FROM NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.
WORK ON THE EXTENSIONS TO THE PLANT WILL BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 33 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
A CONTRACT FOR THE WORK COSTING MORE THAN $18 MILLION WAS SIGNED THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING BETWEEN THE CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION), MR. LEE GUN-CHEUNG, OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND REPRESENTATIVES OF KUMAGAI GUMI (HONG KONG) LTD., AT THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IN LEIGHTON CENTRE.
THE WORK, COMPRISING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHEMICAL HOUSE, A 4 000-CUBIC METRE CLEAR WATER TANK, TWO RAPID GRAVITY FILTERS, TWO CLARIFIERS AND A WASH WATER RECOVERY TANK, WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN TWO STAGES. THE FIRST STAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF 1981 AND THE SECOND STAGE BY OCTOBER 1982.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE WHOLE PROJECT. THE CAPACITY OF THE TUEN MUN TREATMENT WORKS WILL BE RAISED TO 182 000 CUBIC METRES A DAY.
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