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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
PROPOSALS TO ALTER VALUATION LIST
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED THAT IF THEY WISH TO MAKE A PROPOSAL TO ALTER THE RATEABLE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING APRIL 1, 1990, THEY MAY DO SO DURING MARCH. THE RATING AND VALUATION DepartmenT PUBLISHED A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
FORMS FOR THIS PURPOSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT AT
ROAD, CAUSEWAY HENNESSY CENTRE, 17TH FLOOR, 500 HENNESSY
BAY, HONG KONG AND ALSO FROM DISTRICT OFFICES.
PROPOSALS MUST BE LODGED WITH THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN NEXT MONTH. THEY CANNOT BE ACCEPTED IF SERVED BEFORE MARCH 1 OR AFTER MARCH 31.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT RATEABLE VALUES FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR WILL BE THE SAME AS FOR THIS YEAR.
WHERE AN ALTERATION WAS MADE TO THE RATEABLE VALUE AS A RESULT WILL OF A PROPOSAL LODGED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE REVISED FIGURE APPLY NEXT YEAR AND SO NO FURTHER PROPOSAL NEED BE MADE.
HE EMPHASISED THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE LODGING OF A PROPOSAL OR AN APPEAL, RATES MUST STILL BE PAID BY THE DUE DATE.
RETAILER FINED FOR IMPROPER FOOD LABELLING
FOOD MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS WERE TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED NOT TO SELL FOOD ITEMS IN PREPACKAGED FORM, WHETHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY PACKAGED, WITHOUT PROPER LABELLING AS REQUIRED BY THE THIRD SCHEDULE OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS.
ISSUING THE ADVICE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH SAID THE DEFINITION OF "PREPACKAGED FOOD" APPLIED TO ANY FOOD PACKAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE CONTENTS CANNOT BE ALTERED WITHOUT OPENING OR CHANGING THE PACKAGING AND THAT THE FOOD IS READY FOR PRESENTATION AS A SINGLE FOOD ITEM TO ULTIMATE CONSUMERS OR CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS.
THE REMINDER FOLLOWS A COURT CASE YESTERDAY IN WHICH A GINSENG AND DRIED SEAFOOD COMPANY IN TSUEN WAN WAS FINED A TOTAL OF $2,000 BY THE TSUEN WAN MAGISTRACY FOR SALE OF TWO PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS, CASHEW NUTS AND DRIED SQUID, WITHOUT MARKING OR LABELLING WITH THE NAME OR DESIGNATION OF THE FOOD, THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS, INDICATION OF MINIMUM DURABILITY AND THE NUMERICAL COUNT OF THE CONTENTS OR THE NET WEIGHT OF THE FOOD.
/THE COMPANY