WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1987
NEW RATING AREA SPECIFIED)
AN ORDER EXTENDING RATING COVERAGE TO COVER ALL AREAS WITHIN THE TERRITORY WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON FRIDAY
(SEPTEMBER 11).
DECISION
THIS FOLLOWED A GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL
YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) TO SPECIFY A NEW RATING AREA, WHICH INCLUDES ALL THOSE PORTIONS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AREA AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY SPECIFIED AREAS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE RATING (AREAS OF HONG KONG) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1987.
COMMENTING ON THE ORDER, A RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE NEW RATING AREA COVERS MAINLY THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND A VERY SMALL PART OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AREA. ALL AREAS WITHIN THE TERRITORY WILL NOW BE ASSESSABLE TO RATES,
HE SAID THAT IT IS INTENDED TIAT TENEMENTS WITHIN THE NEW SPECIFIED AREA WILL BE ASSESSED TO RATES IN PHASES AND ON THE SAME BASIS AS CURRENTLY APPLICABLE IN EXISTING AREAS. RATES THERE WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL !, 1988.
HE ADDED THAT EXEMPTION FROM RATES FOR TRADITIONAL VILLAGE TYPE HOUSES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AS APPLIED TO THE EXISTING AREAS, WILL ALSO APPLY IN THE NEW RATING AREA.
ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED ΤΟ THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT AT 26TH FLOOR, HENNESSY CENTRE, 500 HENNESSY ROAD, HONG KONG, TELEPHONE 5-8957888 OR AT APPROPRIATE DISTRICT OFFICES.
JACOBS CONTINUES FACTORY VISIT
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS,
VISITED AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND PRODUCT AND A METALS FACTORY.
TODAY (WEDNESDAY) INNOVATION SERVICE COMPANY
ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR HAMISH
AND THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR TONY EASON,
DESIGN INNOVATION
MACLEOD, MR JACOBS FIRST VISITED THE HONG KONG COMPANY LIMITED (HKD) IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST AND WAS RECEIVED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR CHRISTOPHER CHENG, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR DOUGLAS TOMKIN.
AFTER TOURING THE OFFICE, MR JACOBS SAW A SLIDE PRESENTATION AND WAS BRIEFED ON THE COMPANY'S QUTLOOK
BY ITS
MODEL SENIOR
STAFF.
ESTABLISHED IN