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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1982
PROPOSALS FOR ALTERATION OF THE VALUATION LIST
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NOTICE IS GIVEN IN TODAY'S GAZETTE REMINDING THE PUBLIC THAT ANY PERSON WHO DISAGREES WITH THE ENTRY OR OMISSION OF A TENEMENT FROM A VALUATION LIST, OR THE RATEABLE VALUE ASSESSED, MAY DURING MARCH SERVE ON THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE LIST FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING APRIL 1.
FORMS FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE AT HENNESSY CENTRE, 500 HENNESSY ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG AND ALSO FROM CITY DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE URBAN AREAS AND DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
SUCH PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MARCH 1 AND MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 31.
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COMMENTING ON THIS. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE RATEABLE VALUES IN THE LIST HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE 1977 EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE THERE WERE ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE PROPERTY OR AS A RESULT OF A PREVIOUS PROPOSAL OR APPEAL.
PERSONS DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR ASSESSMENTS AND INTENDING TO LODGE A PROPOSAL SHOULD FIRST GET IN TOUCH WITH THE VALUER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AREA IN WHICH THE PREMISES ARE SITUATED, WHEN ASSISTANCE WILL GLADLY BE GIVEN, HE SAID.
HE EMPHASISED THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE LODGING OF A PROPOSAL OR AN APPEAL, RATES MUST BE PAID BY THE DUE DATE. IN THE CASE OF RATE DEMANDS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, IT MEANS THAT PAYMENT MUST BE MADE BY THE END OF APRIL, HE SAID.
DISTRICT BOARD TO HOLD INAUGURAL MEETING
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+THE ROLE OF UNOFFICIAL PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION+ WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF AN ADDRESS BY DR THE HON SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, AT THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD TO BE HELD ON MONDAY (MARCH 1) AT 3 PM AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL HALL.
THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE THE EIGHTH ONE TO BE SET UP IN THE URBAN AREA AND WILL COMPRISE 14 APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, TWO URBAN COUNCILLORS AND SEVEN EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS.
IT WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER FOR MONG KOK, AND ITS MEMBERS WILL SERVE FOR SEVEN MONTHS ON THE BOARD FROM MARCH 1 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30.
FOLLOWING A SPEECH OF WELCOME BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WILFRED WONG, AND THE ADDRESS BY SIR SZE-YUEN, THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS A VARIETY OF MATTERS.
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