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Sunday, February 10, 1974
To prevent this development, industrial sites are provided in
the neighbourhood of the housing estates so that job opportunities will
be available right at the door steps of the new town residents.
However, with the shifting of industries and population into the
new towns, new and up-to-date necessary transport and communications systems will have to be provided to cope with the highor traffic density.
NO REFUNDS OF RATES ON VACANT PREMISES
The Commissioner of Rating and Valuation, Mr. Raymond Fry, today
reminded ratepayers that no refunds of rates are payable on vacant domestic
premises.
Previously
This regulation came into force on January 1 this year.
ratepayers could obtain a refund of half the rates paid when their promises
became vacant.
Mr. Fry said the new regulation applies to any premises designed
wholly or primarily for domestic purposes. It also applies to any premises
which, immediately prior to becoming vacant, were used for domestic purposes.
However, owners of vacant non-domestic premises such as shops,
offices, factories etc. can claim a refund of half of the rates paid, provided
proper notice has been given to the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation,
An explanatory leaflet entitled "Refunds" is available free of
charge at the offices of the Rating and Valuation Department, at public
enquiry counters and Tenancy Inquiry Bureaux and at District Offices in the
New Territories.
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