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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1975

TO ILLUSTRATE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AN AVERAGE MODERN TENEMENT FLOOR OF ABOUT 350 SQUARE FEET IN TSIM SHA TSU! MIGHT HAVE A RATEABLE VALUE OF $5,670, IN WAN CHAI OF $5,460, IN KWUN TONG OF $4,830 AND IN SHAM SHUI PO OF $4,200.

FOR A COMPARABLE FLOOR IN TAI PO THE AVERAGE RATEABLE VALUE WOULD BE OF THE ORDER OF $3,360, IN YUEN LONG $3,120, IN TUEN MUN $2,880 AND IN SHEK WU HUT OR LUEN WO MARKET $2,640.

IN SOME CASES, THEREFORE, RATEABLE VALUES WILL BE LESS THAN HALF THE VALUES FOR SIMILAR PREMISES IN THE CENTRAL URBAN AREAS.

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED ALSO THAT IN ESTIMATING RATEABLE VALUE, THE FACT THAT PREMISES WERE OCCUPIED BY AN OWNER WAS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

LEAFLETS EXPLAINING GENERALLY RATES, LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT, EXEMPTIONS, AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS WILL BE SENT WITH THE NOTICES OF RATEABLE VALUE.

RECIPIENTS ARE ADVISED TO STUDY THE LEAFLETS CAREFULLY, PARTICULARLY IF THEY HAVE NOT PAID RATES BEFORE.

RATEPAYERS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE PROCEDURES ON THE MAKING OF PROPOSALS FOR THE ALTERATION OF RATEABLE VALUES, WHICH ARE PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THE NOTICES.

ANYONE WHO IS IN DOUBT ABOUT THE RATEABLE VALUE ASSESSED FOR HIS PROPERTY OR OTHER ASSOCIATED RATING

MATTERS MAY MAKE ENQUIRIES AT THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT, 1 GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 5-249021), OR AT THE

DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

TECHNICAL OFFICERS OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT

WILL BE STATIONED AT DISTRICT OFFICES FOR CERTAIN SPECIFIED PERIODS INITIALLY TO DEAL WITH ENQUIRIES. RATEPAYERS CAN ALSO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO SEE VALUERS AT DISTRICT OFFICES IF THEY DO NOT WISH TO TRAVEL INTO TOWN.

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