WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1981
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BARBADOS INDUSTRIAL MISSION ARRIVES TOMORROW
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AN OFFICIAL MISSION FROM BARBADOS WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ON A FIVE-DAY VISIT TO STUDY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT HERE.
THE MISSION OF 17 SENIOR COMPANY EXECUTIVES OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIES IN BARBADOS IS LED BY THE HON H.B. ST. JOHN, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND TOURISM. ALSO WITH THE TEAM ARE DR RICHARD CHELTENHAM, CHAIRMAN OF THE BARBADOS
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND MR RAWLE CHASE, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE BARBADOS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
THE IR PROGRAMME, ARRANGED BY THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, BEGINS WITH A VISIT TO THE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE MISSION MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED BY MR PAUL WONG, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE GROUP WILL THEN PROCEED TO THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
MEETINGS ARE ALSO ARRANGED WITH THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE, THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES AND THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CORPORATION.
THE GROUP WILL ALSO VISIT AN ELECTRONICS FACTORY AND THE ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CENTRE OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC,
RATES FOR SECOND QUARTER
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RATEPAYERS ARE REMINDED THAT RATES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1981 MUST BE PAID BY 4 PM ON APRIL 30.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT LATE PAYMENTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FIVE PER CENT SURCHARGE AND A FURTHER SURCHARGE OF 10 PER CENT ON ACCOUNTS STILL OUTSTANDING SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE.
HE NOTED THAT RATEPAYERS SHOULD BY NOW HAVE RECEIVED DEMAND NOTES FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER.
ANY RATEPAYER WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A DEMAND NOTE SHOULD APPLY FOR A COPY WITH THE RATES SECTION OF THE TREASURY ON 9TH FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), ICE HOUSE STREET.
+NON-RECEIPT OF A DEMAND NOTE DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT RATES MUST BE PAID BY THE DUE DATE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TO AVOID QUEUEING, RATEPAYERS ARE URGED TO PAY BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER SENT BY POST OR BY EARLY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT ANY OF THE OFFICES LISTED ON THE BACK OF THE DEMAND NOTE.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED THAT RATES ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PREMISES BUT REFUNDABLE UNDER CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE RATING ORDINANCE.
HOWEVER, HE NOTED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO REFUNDS IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES, UNLESS IT IS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT.
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