THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1984
THE $96-MILLION PUMPING STATION PROJECT COMPRISES THE INSTALLATION OF TWIN 2 000-MILLIMETRE DIAMETER PIPES CROSSING THE SHENZHEN RIVER, RECEPTION TANKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PUMPING STATION AND THE PUMPING STATION ITSELF.
THE STATION HAS ACCOMMODATION FOR TEN PUMP SETS WITH AN ULTIMATE CAPACITY OF 2.13 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER DAY. SIX PUMP SETS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED TO MEET PRESENT DEMAND, WHILE THE OTHERS WILL BE INSTALLED AT A LATER STAGE.
+WATER CAN BE PUMPED DIRECTLY OR THROUGH BOOSTERS THROUGH THE DELIVERY SYSTEMS TO TAI LAM CHUNG AND PLOVER COVE RESERVOIRS AND TO MAJOR TREATMENT WORKS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR TODD SAID.
THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR TOM TOMLINSON, THEN EXCHANGED BANNERS WITH MR GU TIAN-XÚN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CHINA CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION, THE COMPANY WHICH CONSTRUCTE THE PUMPING STATION.
PAY-TAX-ON-TIME REMINDER
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TAXPAYERS WERE URGED TODAY TO CHECK THE IR DEMAND NOTES TO ENSURE THAT THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE TAX DUE IS PAID ON OR BEFORE THE SPECIFIED DUE DATE.
+ IF THE FIRST INSTALMENT IS NOT SO PAID, THE SECOND INSTALMENT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME DUE IMMEDIATELY. THIS WILL BE STRICTLY APPLIED AND PLEAS FOR OVERSIGHT WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT SAID.
IN ADDITION TO BOTH INSTALMENTS BECOMING IMMEDIATELY PAYABLE TOGETHER, WHERE TAX IS NOT PAID BY THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE NOTE THE COMMISSIONER MAY ORDER A SUM NOT EXCEEDING FIVE PER CENT OF THE TOTAL TAX BE ADDED. THIS SURCHARGE WILL ALSO BE IMMEDIATELY DUE FOR PAYMENT.
THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATE HOW THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL OPERATE :-
EXAMPLE 1
TOTAL TAX DUE
4.1.85
$22 000
PAYABLE ON
4.1.85
$17 000
PAYABLE ON
4.4.85
$ 5.900
/LF $17 000 .....