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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1993
THE NORTH POINT
SUB-TREASURY, MAX SHARE CENTRE, FIRST
FLOOR, 373 KING'S ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG;
* THE SAI WAN HO SUB-TREASURY, EASTERN LAW COURTS BUILDING,
GROUND FLOOR, 29 TAI ON STREET, SAI WAN HO, HONG KONG;
THE YAU MA ΤΕΙ
SUB-TREASURY, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICE, FOURTH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD (MARKET STREET ENTRANCE), KOWLOON;
THE KOWLOON CITY SUB-TREASURY, MAN SANG COMMERCIAL BUILDING, FIRST FLOOR, 348-352 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD (CORNER OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND JUNCTION ROAD), KOWLOON; AND
THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT SAI KUNG, SHA TIN, ΤΑΣ PO, NORTH, YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN, TSUEN WAN OR KWAI TSING.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID CROWN RENT PAYERS WHO HAD NOT RECEIVED THEIR DEMAND NOTES SHOULD BRING ALONG THE DEMAND NOTES FOR ANY PREVIOUS PERIOD TO ANY OF THE TREASURY COLLECTION OFFICES.
DUPLICATE DEMAND NOTES WILL BE ISSUED TO THEM, HE SAID.
FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT PRODUCE DEMAND NOTES FOR ANY PREVIOUS PERIOD, THEY SHOULD INQUIRE AT THE CROWN RENT UNIT OF THE TREASURY AT IMMIGRATION TOWER, 30TH FLOOR, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
"NON-RECEIPT OF THE DEMAND NOTE DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CROWN RENTS MUST BE PAID BY JUNE 24, 1993," HE SAID.
CROWN RENT PAYERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A VALID DIRECT DEBIT AUTHORISATION SHOULD NOTE THAT IF THE WORDING "PAYMENT TO BE MADE BY AUTOPAY" IS SHOWN ON THE DEMAND NOTES, PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY DIRECT DEBIT TO THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS ON JUNE 24.
THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS CONTAIN THE NECESSARY FUNDS ON THAT DATE.
IF THE ABOVE WORDING IS NOT SHOWN, THEY SHOULD PAY ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS SET OUT IN THE DEMAND NOTES.
TO SAVE TIME OF QUEUING, THE SPOKESMAN URGED PAYERS TO PAY EARLY IN PERSON OR BY POST AT ANY OF THE COLLECTION OFFICES.
HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE MOST CONVENIENT METHOD FOR PAYMENT WAS AUTOPAY.
APPLICATIONS FOR AUTOPAY CAN BE OBTAINED FROM TREASURY COLLECTION OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES AND ALL MAJOR BANKS IN HONG KONG OR BY TELEPHONING 829 4999.
THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED CROWN RENT PAYERS TO NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
* TO AVOID LEGAL ACTION FOR RE-ENTRY OF A PROPERTY THE OWNER FOR THE TIME BEING OF THAT PROPERTY IS OBLIGED TO PAY CROWN RENT INCLUDING ANY ARREARS AS DEMANDED;
THE GROWN