TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1981
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REMINDER TO ALL REGISTERED COMPANIES
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OPERATORS OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN COMPANIES ARE REMINDED OF THE IR OBLIGATION TO SEND IN ANNUAL RETURNS AND REPORT CHANGES IN THE PRESCRIBED FORM TO THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES.
THE OBLIGATION IS ON COMPANIES INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE AND FOREIGN COMPANIES WHICH HAVE ESTABLISHED A PLACE OF BUSINESS IN HONG KONG.
FOR LOCAL COMPANIES, ANNUAL RETURNS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE COMPANIES REGISTRY WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THEIR FIRST OR ONLY GENERAL MEETING IN THE YEAR.
+ IF FOR ANY REASON A COMPANY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HOLD A GENERAL MEETING IN 1980, AN ANNUAL RETURN MADE UP TO DECEMBER 31, 1980 SHOULD BE FILED NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 28, 1981, A REGISTRY SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
THESE COMPANIES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR WITHIN 14 DAYS OF ANY CHANGE IN THE REGISTERED PARTICULARS OF THE DIKECTORS, OR WITHIN 28 DAYS OF ANY CHANGE IN THE SITUATION OF THE REGISTERED OFFICE.
FOR FOREIGN COMPANIES, A BALANCE SHEET SHOULD BE MADE OUT
IN EVERY CALENDAR YEAR AND A COPY SENT TO THE REGISTRAR.
THEY SHOULD ALSO INFORM THE REGISTRAR WITHIN 21 DAYS OF ANY CHANGE IN EITHER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMPANY, THE LIST OF DIRECTORS, OR THE NAMES OR ADDRESSES OF THE PERSONS AUTHORISED TO ACCEPT SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY.
A FILING FEE OF $10 IS PAYABLE FOR EACH DOCUMENT DELIVERED TO THE REGISTRY.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT FAILURE TO FILE ANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS MAY RENDER COMPANIES AND THEIR OFFICERS LIABLE TO PENALTIES.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WEEK TO BE HELD IN TUEN MUN
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TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, WHICH NOW HAS 120 000 RESIDENTS, IS TO HOLD A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WEEK FROM FEBRUARY 22 TO MARCH 1.
A COMMITTEE WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SCHOOLS AND ASSOCIATIONS IS ORGANISING THE WEEK.
INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME ARE A FUN FAIR, AN EXHIBITION ON LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, A CHILDREN'S GAMES DAY AND A CULTURAL EVENING, AS WELL AS FIGHT CRIME AND FIRE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.
/A SPOKESMAN