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+THIS THE TSING YI RURAL COMMITTEE HAS ALWAYS SOUGHT TO DO,+ HE SAID.
TURNING TO HOUSING, MR. HAYES SAID THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE HAD SET ASIDE AN AREA FOR VILLAGE EXPANSION.
+THIS TOGETHER WITH THE RESITE VILLAGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT HOMES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME,+ HE SAID.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT RECREATION FACILITIES WERE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OVERALL PLANNING STANDARDS AND WOULD BE PROVIDED STEP BY STEP IN THE COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT.
ON THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WITH CLEANSING AND ALL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH WOULD EXTEND THEIR SERVICES TO THE NEWLY DEVELOPED AREAS AS A MATTER OF COURSE.
+THEY WILL NEED THE HELP AND CO-OPERATION OF LOCAL PEOPLE, AND IT WILL BE THE TASK OF LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS, TOGETHER WITH THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE AND LIAISON STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TO BRING FORWARD ALL MATTERS REQUIRING ATTENTION, HE SAID.
HE ASSURED LOCAL RESIDENTS THAT THE NECESSARY GOVERNMENT SERVICES WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE ISLAND AND THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICE WISHED TO KEEP UNNECESSARY PROBLEMS TO A MINIMUM.
HE NOTED THAT WITH THE NEW LARGE POPULATION OF THE FUTURE TSING YI THERE WAS INEVITABLY A NEED FOR MORE RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND NECESSARILY A DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND SECTIONS OF DEPARTMENTS FOR DEALING WITH MATTERS.
+BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING SMOOTH AND PROMPT ACTION WHEN REQUIRED IS A JOINT BURDEN AND WILL REST ON CO-OPERATION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN ASSOCIATION WITH LOCAL BODIES.+
IRD REMINDS EMPLOYERS TO SUPPLY PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
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EMPLOYERS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPLY THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT PARTICULARS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES ESPECIALLY THEIR IDENTITY CARD NUMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF TAX ASSESSMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID, MANY EMPLOYERS FORGOT TO FILL IN THE IDENTITY CARD NUMBERS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY RETURNED THE SPECIFIED FORMS TO THIS DEPARTMENT.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THIS WOULD NOT ONLY DELAY THE PROCESSING OF THESE RETURNS BUT ALSO CAUSE INCONVENIENCE TO BOTH SIDES BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO RETURN FORMS WITH INCOMPLETE INFORMATION TO THE EMPLOYERS.
/+IDENTITY CARD