SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1984
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SURVEY ON OVERSEAS INVESTMENT TO START SOON
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THE PROMOTION CONSULTANCY DIVISION OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WILL SOON CONDUCT A SURVEY ON OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE SURVEY IS A PERIODICAL EXERCISE TO UPDATE THE DEPARTMENT'S RECORD ON INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS WITH OVERSEAS INTERESTS IN TERMS OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT.
OVERSEAS INVESTORS ARE ALSO INVITED TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON
A NUMBER OF MATTERS RELATING TO LOCAL INDUSTRY.
+THE INFORMATION GATHERED IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE DEPARTMENT IN ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FURTHER INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE PROMOTION CONSULTANCY DIVISION WILL SHORTLY SEND OUT QUESTIONNAIRES TO MANUFACTURING COMPANIES BELIEVED TO INVOLVE OVERSEAS INTERESTS.
THEY ARE REQUESTED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE DEPARTMENT BY THE END OF JUNE.
STAFF OF THE INDUSTRY AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE FOLLOW-UP VISITS TO THOSE FACTORIES WHICH HAVE DIFFICULTIES IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES OR HAVE NOT RETURNED THEM BY THE END OF JUNE.
+ALL THE RETURNS WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL BE DESTROYED AS SOON AS THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXTRACTED, + THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
RATEPAYERS REMINDED THAT AUTOPAY IS AVAILABLE
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RATEPAYERS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY CAN MAKE USE OF THE AUTOPAY SERVICE TO SETTLE THE IR QUARTERLY RATES.
THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO ANY RATEPAYER WHO HAS A CURRENT OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH ANY LICENSED BANK IN HONG KONG.
+BY MAKING USE OF THE SERVICE, RATEPAYERS DO NOT HAVE TO QUEUE UP TO MAKE PAYMENT, WORRY WHETHER THEIR CHEQUES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ON TIME, OR PAY A FIVE PER CENT SURCHARGE BECAUSE OF LATE PAYMENT. THE RATES PAYABLE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DEBITED TO THE IR BANK ACCOUNTS ON THE DUE DATE, A TREASURY SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
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