Ngau Chi Wan lot to let by tender
The Lands Department is inviting tenders for the short-term tenancy of a piece of government land at Fung Shing Street, Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon.
The lot has an area of about 1.25 hectares and is intended for use as an open storage (excluding containers) or a car park (excluding container vehicles with trailers/chassis).
The tenancy is for one year, renewable quarterly.
The closing date for tenders is noon on January 31 (Friday).
Tender form, tender notice and conditions can be obtained from the Lands Department, 14th floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, Hong Kong, and the District Lands Office/Kowloon East, 10th floor, Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building, 250 Shanghai Street, Kowloon.
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Tender plans can also be inspected at these offices.
Special rate for music royalties agreed
The Education Department has reached an agreement with the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Limited under which the Government will pay a reduced annual royalty of $5,000 for the use of copyright music in over 80 government schools in Hong Kong.
Education Officer (Government Schools), Mrs W Y Au, said the reduced royalty generally would apply to school activities in which no admission fees were charged.
The initial agreement is for the 1996/97 school year, covering the period from September 1, 1996 to August 31, 1997.
Covered in the agreement are 46 government primary schools, 37 government secondary schools and a practical education centre.
Earlier, the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Limited has made similar concessionary agreements with the Hong Kong Subsidised Primary Schools Council and Hong Kong Subsidised Secondary Schools Council.
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