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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1974

SURVEY ON RENTS

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THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING A SAMPLE SURVEY NEXT WEEK TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON RENTAL MOVEMENTS FOR ITS ANNUAL PROPERTY REVIEW.

A QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE SENT TO A SELECTED GROUP OF TENANTS NEXT WEEK ON THE RENTS OF THEIR PREMISES. THE QUESTIONNAIRE LISTS FIVE SIMPLE QUESTIONS AND MAY BE ANSWERED IN EITHER ENGLISH OR CHINESE. THE COMPLETED FORM MAY BE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT IN THE ENCLOSED PRE-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE.

THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION, MR. RAYMOND FRY SAID TODAY THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF SUCH INFORMATION WAS OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND HE HOPED THAT TENANTS RECEIVING THE QUESTIONNAIRE WOULD CO-OPERATE BY COMPLETING ALL QUESTIONS FULLY AND ACCURATELY AND RETURNING THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

HE STRESSED THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS NOT A STATUTORY FORM, AND ONCE THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION HAD BEEN RECORDED THE FORMS WOULD BE DESTROYED.

HE EXPLAINED THAT THE REASON FOR SENDING THE QUESTIONNAIRE THIS YEAR WAS TO SAVE TIME AND EFFORT IN COLLECTING THE INFORMATION BY PERSONAL CALLS AND TO AVOID BOTHERING TENANTS WITH MUCH CALLS.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT AS FROM 10 A.M. NEXT MONDAY, THE U-TURN IN FRONT OF THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY OFFICE IN ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON, WILL BE CLOSED FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS TO ENABLE ROAD WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT.

ALSO FROM MONDAY, THE NEW ROAD JOINING LAI WAN ROAD AND LAI CHI KOK BEACH ROAD WILL BE OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.

MEANWHILE, IN KWUN TONG, THE SECTION OF SAU MAU PING ROAD BWTWEEN SAU MING ROAD AND SAU MAU PATH IS NOW RE-OPENED TO TRAFFIC FOLLOWING REPAIR WORKS ON THE ADJOINING CUTTING THERE.

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