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MONDAY, MAY 26, 1975.

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RENT SURVEY

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THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT WILL SHORTLY CONDUCT A RENT SURVEY TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON RENTAL MOVEMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERIM PROPERTY REVIEU.

THE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE. COPIES OF WHICH WILL BE SENT TO SOME 5,500 SELECTED TENANTS ON THURSDAY (MAY 29).

MR. RAYMOND FRY, COMMISSIONER FOR RATING AND VALUATION, SAID TODAY THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF SUCH INFORMATION WAS OF CONSIDERADLE IMPORTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND WE URGED TENANTS RECEIVING THE QUESTIONNAIRE TO CO-OPENATE BY COMPLETING ALL QUESTIONS FULLY AND ACCURATELY AND RETURNING THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

MR. FRY EMPHASISED THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS NOT A STATUTORY FORM AND WOULD DE DESTROYED ONCE THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION HAD BEEN RECORDED.

THE QUESTIONNAIRE COMPRISES ONLY FIVE SIMPLE QUESTIONS CONCERNING RENTALS AND MAY BE ANSWERED EITHER IN CHINESE OR ENGLISH. THE COMPLETED FORMS MAY BE RETURNED TO THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT IN THE ENCLOSED PRE-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE.

THE COMMISSIONER EXPLAINED THAT THE REASON FOR COLLECTING THE INFORMATION BY QUESTIONNAIRE INSTEAD OF BY PERSONAL CALLS WAS TO AVOID DOTHERING TENANTS WITH SUCH CALLS AND TO SAVE TIME AND EFFORT.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF TSING YI BRIDGE

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT TSING YI DRIDGE IN TSUEN HAN WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 2 A.M. TO 6 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 28).

THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE WORK ON

LEVELLING THE SURFACE OF THE DRIDGE,

TRAFFIC SIGNS HAVE DEEN POSTED ADVISING MOTORISTS OF THE CLOSURE.

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