6
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1987
NON-RECEIPT OF THE DEMAND NOTE DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RATES MUST BE PAID BY 4 PM ON OCTOBER 30, 1987 AND UNLESS 80 PAID RATEPAYERS MAY BE SUBJECT TO A SURCHARGE OF FIVE PER CENT IMPOSED UNDER SECTION 22 OF THE RATING ORDINANCE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
A FURTHER SURCHARGE OF 10 PER CENT MAY (INCLUDING THE NORMAL FIVE PER CENT SURCHARGE) SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE.
BE ADDED TO AMOUNTS WHICH REMAIN UNPAID
RATEPAYERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A VALID DIRECT DEBIT AUTHORISATION SHOULD NOTE THAT PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE BY POST OR IN PERSON AS STIPULATED IN THE DEMAND NOTE UNLESS THE WORDING 'PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY AUTOPAY' IS SHOWN IN THE DEMAND NOTE IN WHICH CASE THEIR PAYMENT OF RATES WILL BE MADE BY DIRECT DEBIT TO THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS ON OCTOBER 30, 1987. IN THIS CONNECTION, RATEPAYERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS CONTAIN THE NECESSARY FUNDS ON THAT DATE.
RATEPAYERS ARE ALSO ADVISED THAT THE AMOUNT PAYABLE ON OR BEFORE THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DATE IS INDICATED ON THE DEMAND NOTE BY ARROW-HEAD IN THE 'TOTAL AMOUNT DUE' BOX.
AN
RATES ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PROPERTIES BUT ARE REFUNDABLE UNDER THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 30 OF THE ORDINANCE. UNDER SECTIONS 30(1A) AND (2A) HOWEVER, NO REFUNDS WILL BE PAYABLE IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES OR FOR THE PARKING OF VEHICLES (UNLESS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT).
TO AVOID THE POSSIBLE INCONVENIENCE OF 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 SAID.
INFANT MORTALITY HIGHLIGHTED IN JULY STATISTICS DIGEST
THE JULY 1987 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS CONTAINS A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ENTITLED "DECLINE IN INFANT MORTALITY IN HONG KONG 1957-1986".
A STEADILY DECLINING TREND IN INFANT MORTALITY IN HONG KONO HAS BEEN OBSERVED DURING THE PAST THREE DECADES. THIS HAS BEEN MAINLY DUE TO THE EXPANSION IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE AND PARTICULARLY OF FAMILY HEALTH AND OBSTETRICAL SERVICES; ADVANCES IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; AND AN IMPROVEMENT IN BOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG WHICH HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT BETTER CARE FOR THE MOTHER AND THE NEWBORN BEFORE AND AFTER DELIVERY.
/THE RATE