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MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1993
SECTION,
IF THE RATEPAYERS CANNOT PRODUCE RATES DEMAND NOTES FOR ANY PREVIOUS QUARTER, THEY SHOULD INQUIRE AT THE TREASURY RATES IMMIGRATION TOWER, 30TH FLOOR, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG,
NON-RECEIPT OF THE DEMAND NOTES DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RATES MUST BE PAID BY NOON ON JANUARY 30.
UNLESS SO PAID, RATEPAYERS MAY BE SUBJECT TO A SURCHARGE OF 5 PER CENT UNDER THE RATING ORDINANCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
A FURTHER SURCHARGE OF 10 PER CENT MAY BE ADDED ΤΟ ACCOUNTS (INCLUDING THE NORMAL 5 PER CENT SURCHARGE) WHICH REMAIN UNPAID SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE, HE ADDED.
RATEPAYERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A VALID DIRECT DEBIT AUTHORISATION SHOULD NOTE THAT PAYMENT SHOULD STILL BE MADE BY POST OR IN PERSON UNLESS THE WORDING "PAYMENT TO BE MADE BY AUTOPAY" IS SHOWN IN THE DEMAND NOTE.
IN THIS CASE THEIR PAYMENT OF RATES WILL BE MADE BY DIRECT DEBIT TO THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS ON JANUARY 30. RATEPAYERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS CONTAIN THE NECESSARY FUNDS ON THAT DATE.
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 MADE IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED OR INTENDED ΤΟ USED WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES OR FOR THE PARKING VEHICLES (UNLESS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT).
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TO SAVE QUEUING TIME, THE SPOKESMAN URGED RATEPAYERS TO PAY, BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER SENT BY POST OR BY EARLY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT A COLLECTION OFFICE.
HOWEVER, HE SAID THE MOST AUTOPAY UNDER WHICH RATEPAYERS' BANK RATES DUR DATES.
CONVENIENT PAYMENT METHOD WAS ACCOUNTS WOULD BE DEBITED ON
APPLICATION FORMS FOR AUTOPAY ARE OBTAINABLE FROM TREASURY COLLECTION OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES AND ALL MAJOR BANKS IN HONG KONG OR BY TELEPHONING 829 5019.
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