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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1977

ALSO ON DISPLAY WILL BE BASIC INFORMATION ON THE LOCATION AND ROLE OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE'S PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM NEXT TUESDAY (JUNE 21) TO SUNDAY (JUNE 26) BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND

6 P.M. DAILY AT THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE AT TA! HO ROAD.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EXHIBITION WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2.30 P.M. ON MONDAY (JUNE 20). PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT VAN, AM2088, WILL LEAVE FROM BEHIND THE TSIM SHA TSU POST OFFICE AT 1.45 P.M. TO TAKE PRESS REPRESENTATIVES TO AND FROM TSUEN WAN.

PROPOSALS TO ALTER THE 1977-78 VALUATION LISTS

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THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT HAS DEALT WITH MOST

OF THE PROPOSALS LODGED BY RATEPAYERS IN MARCH FOR THE ALTERATION OF THE 1977-78 VALUATION LISTS.

ABOUT 100 PROPOSALS ARE STILL BEING CONSIDERED AND IT IS

EXPECTED THAT DECISIONS ON THESE WILL BE MADE SOON.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT EACH PROPOSAL LODGED WAS GIVEN CAREFUL CONSIDERATION BY THE VALUER FOR THE DISTRICT

IN WHICH THE CONCERNED PREMISES WERE SITUATED. THE VALUER'S RECOMMENDATION WAS THEN SCRUTINISED AND A DECISION MADE ON IT BY A MORE SENIOR OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE A FORMAL NOTICE OF DECISION WAS SENT TO THE RATEPAYER.

CASES.

REDUCTIONS IN RATEABLE VALUE HAD BEEN ALLOWED IN SOME 1,800

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT A NUMBER OF THE NOTICES OF DECISION, HAVING BEEN SENT BY RECORDED DELIVERY, HAD BEEN RETURNED BY THE POST OFFICE AS UNDELIVERABLE. AND THE DEPARTMENT WAS NOW TRYING TO CONTACT THE PERSONS CONCERNED BY TELEPHONE OR BY VISITING THE PREMISES.

ANY PERSON WHO LODGED A PROPOSAL BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE OF DECISION FROM THE COMMISSIONER BY THE END OF JUNE SHOULD CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT.

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