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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1977

TWELVE MORE RATING AREAS IN NT SPECIFIED

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THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS SPECIFIED TWELVE FURTHER RATING AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THIS IS THE FIFTH PHASE OF A PROGRAMME EXTENDING RATING TO THE NEW TERRITORIES,

THE ORDER COVERING THIS IS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

COMMENTING ON THE ORDER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS PROPOSED TO CHARGE RATES IN THESE ADDITIONAL AREAS FROM APRIL 1, 1978.

THE AREAS ARE :-

AREAS F5-7

AREA G5

AREA H5

AREA J3

AREA K2

AREAS L4-5

AREA M5

AREAS N2-3 ---

AN AREA IN THE VICINITY OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM SAN TIN TO HUNG SHUI KIU, KAM TIN/SHEK KONG AND LAU FAU SHAN.

AN AREA AROUND TAI PO MARKET INCLUDING HONG LOK TSUEN.

YING PUN (ON FAN KAM ROAD).

SHEUNG SHUI, PING CHE AND KU TUNG.

AN AREA AROUND TUEN MUN INCLUDING LAM TEI.

AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF SHA TIN.

AN AREA SOUTH OF CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD INCLUDING RENNIES MILL.

NAM WAI AND NAM SHAN/SHA KCK MEI, BOTH IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THESE AREAS INCLUDE VIRTUALLY ALL PARTS OF THE MAINLAND NEW TERRITORIES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED TO BE DEVELOPED OR DEVELOPING AT THE PRESENT TIME.

HOWEVER, AS AND WHEN DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE IN PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES OUTSIDE THESE AREAS THEY MAY BE FURTHER EXTENDED.

HE STRESSED THAT THE EXEMPTION FROM RATING OF VILLAGE HOUSES IN CERTAIN DESIGNATED AREAS, WHICH HAS APPLIED TO THE PREVIOUS PHASES, WILL ALSO APPLY TO THESE NEWLY SPECIFIED AREAS.

COPIES OF THE PLANS OF THE NEWLY SPECIFIED RATING AREAS MAY BE SEEN AT THE OFFICE OF RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT AT 1, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG (ENQUIRERS SHOULD ASK FOR EITHER MR. B.J.C. WOODROFFE OR MR. PANG TSAN-WING), OR AT THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT OFFICE.

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