TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1990

THE IS TO

ADVANTAGE OF A MARRIED TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT

FINALISE THE COUPLE TO BE JOINTLY ASSESSED, IT IS FIRST NECESSARY TO ASSESSMENTS OF BOTH THE HUSBAND AND THE WIFE.

IS

WAS UNLIKELY THAT BOTH THE THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IT

SAME TIME. HUSBAND'S AND THE WIFE'S RETURNS COULD BE ASSESSED AT THE

THE THAT

DEPARTMENT

TAKING EVERY HOWEVER, CONFIRM HE DID,

TAXPAYERS' RETURNS POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING OF ALL

TO WITH A VIEW TO ISSUING ALL JOINT ASSESSMENT ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS

THEIR SPOUSES' FIRST TAXPAYERS PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE FOR PAYMENT OF TAX INSTALMENT.

MAXIMUM

BE

TO

THE ALLOW

EFFORT TO

DIRECTED TOWARDS FINALISATION OF ASSESSMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN REQUESTED TAXPAYERS NOT TELEPHONE THEIR ASSESSORS AT THIS STAGE.

THE

TO

OF THE HE ALSO ASKED HUSBANDS AND WIVES WHO HAVE BEEN ADVISED

COMPLETED ELECTION ASSESSMENTS TO SEND BACK THE ADVANTAGE OF JOINT

PROCESSED FORMS AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY, THUS ALLOWING THEM TO BE WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE DUE DATE FOR PAYMENT OF ANY TAX.

CHALLENGES IN A CIVIL SERVICE CAREER

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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, TODAY (TUESDAY) CALLED ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO CONSIDER JOINING THE CIVIL SERVICE UPON THEIR GRADUATION.

HE WAS OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE "BUSINESS INFORMATION DAY" ORGANISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

"IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR CHALLENGES IN YOUR JOB, I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE CAN OFFER YOU PLENTY," HE TOLD THE STUDENTS.

"ONE OF THESE LIES IN MEETING THE NEEDS AND SATISFYING THE WISHES OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE DESPITE ALL THE CONSTRAINTS AND RESTRICTIONS INHERENT IN A BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM.

"FURTHERMORE WE

ARE CONSTANTLY UPDATING OURSELVES ON PROCEDURAL OPERATIONS WITH A VIEW TO DELETING UNESSENTIAL AND OUTDATED RULES OR REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS SIMPLIFYING ALL GOVERNMENT BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS," HE SAID.

FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION; HE SAID, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD ON THE ONE HAND

TO ATTEND TO THE PRESENT DAY NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND ON THE OTHER TO PLAN AND LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR AN EVEN MORE PROSPEROUS TOMORROW.

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