THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1980-
AREA D2
AREA J4
AREAS N4 AND N5
6
AN AREA NORTH OF TSUEN WAN
AROUND CHUEN LUNG,
AN AREA ALONG SHA TAU KOK
ROAD INCLUDING LOI TUNG, AND
HO CHUNG AND TAI MONG TSA!
BOTH IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE DECLARATION OF THESE LISTS MARKED THE COMPLETION OF THE CURRENT PROGRAMME OF EXTENDING RATING TO THE DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, A PROGRAMME WHICH WAS STARTED IN 1973.
HE POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, THAT FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF THE RATING AREAS ARE LIKELY AS DEVELOPMENT SPREADS TO PLACES OUTSIDE THE CURRENTLY SPECIFIED AREAS.
AFTER THEY ARE DECLARED, THE VALUATION LISTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC AT THE TREASURY (ROOM 202, HANG CHONG BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR, 5 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG) FOR 21 DAYS FROM SATURDAY (MARCH 8). COPIES OF THE RELEVANT LISTS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT OFFICES.
ANYONE AGGRIEVED ON ANY OF THE GROUNDS LAID DOWN IN THE RATING ORDINANCE MAY, DURING THIS 21-DAY PERIOD, SERVE A PROPOSAL IN THE SPECIFIED FORM ON THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION FOR THE ALTERATION OF THE CONCERNED VALUATION LIST.
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HONG KONG JOINS WORLD CONSERVATION STRATEGY
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HONG KONG HAS A SPECIFIC OBLIGATION TO DO ITS BEST TO PRESERVE ITS WILDLIFE WHETHER ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MARINE, THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
ANOTHER OBLIGATION, INTERNATIONALLY, HE SAID, WAS TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD CONSERVATION STRATEGY.
AS SIR MURRAY COMMENDED TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY ITS SUPPORT TO THE STRATEGY, HRH PRINCE PHILIP IN LONDON AND LEADERS IN 35 COUNTRIES INCLUDING CHINA SIMULTANEOUSLY ENDORSED THE AIMS OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
THE WORLDWIDE STRATEGY WAS ORGANISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (IUCN), UNDER THE JOINT SPONSORSHIP OF THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME (UNEP) AND THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (WWF). DURING THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY AT THE HILTON HOTEL, THE ORGANISING CHAIRMAN, SIR KENNETH FUNG PING-FAN, ANNOUNCED THE PROPOSED FORMATION LATER THIS YEAR OF A HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND.
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