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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1994
RATEPAYERS WHO HAVE
SUBMITTED A VALID DIRECT DEBIT AUTHORISATION SHOULD NOTE THAT PAYMENT SHOULD STILL BE MADE BY OTHER MEANS AS STIPULATED IN THE DEMAND NOTE UNLESS THE WORDING 'PAYMENT TO BE MADE BY AUTOPAY' IS SHOWN IN THE DEMAND NOTE.
IN THIS CASE, PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY DIRECT DEBIT TO THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS ON JANUARY 31. RATE PAYERS 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 BE MADE 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 SAVE QUEUEING TIME, RATEPAYERS ARE URGED TO SETTLE BY TELEPHONE, OR BY POST USING CHEQUES OR CASHIER ORDERS, EARLY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT ANY OF THE COLLECTION OFFICES.
HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MOST CONVENIENT PAYMENT WAS AUTOPAY UNDER WHICH RATEPAYERS' BANK ACCOUNTS WOULD DEBITED ON RATES DUE DATES.
PAYMENT OR BY
METHOD
ONLY BE
APPLICATIONS FOR AUTOPAY ARE OBTAINABLE FROM TREASURY COLLECTION OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES AND ALL MAJOR BANKS IN HONG KONG OR BY TELEPHONING 829 5019.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PAYMENT BY TELEPHONE PLEASE CALL 170 222 329.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND
MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS
OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
REVERSAL OF LAF
BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF
NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY
EFFECT OF LAF TODAY
CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER TWI 127.5 *+0.0*
12.1.94
PHONG RONG
SERVICE,
$ MILLION
2,066
+1.934
4,000
NIL
-2,175
1,825