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MONDAY, JULY 10, 1978

REMINDER TO RATEPAYERS

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RATE PAYERS WERE TODAY REMINDED THAT RATES FOR THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 MUST BE PAID BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID ANY RATEPAYER WHO HAD NOT RECEIVED A DEMAND NOTE SHOULD APPROACH THE RATES SECTION OF THE TREASURY AT ROOM 203, HANG CHONG BUILDING, 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

+NON-RECEIPT OF THE DEMAND NOTE DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RATES MUST BE PAID BY 4 P.M. ON JULY 31,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT A FIVE PER CENT SURCHARGE WILL BE IMPOSED IF THE RATES ARE NOT PAID BY THAT DATE.

A FURTHER TEN PER CENT SURCHARGE MAY BE ADDED TO AMOUNTS, INCLUDING THE NORMAL FIVE PER CENT SURCHARGE, WHICH REMAIN UNPAID SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

RATE PAYERS ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID IS INDICATED ON THE DEMAND NOTE BY AN ARROW-HEAD IN THE 'TOTAL AMOUNT NOW DUE' BOX.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT RATES ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PROPERTIES BUT ARE REFUNDABLE UNDER CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE RATING ORDINANCE.

HOWEVER, NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES, UNLESS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT.

RATEPAYERS ARE URGED TO PAY BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER BY POST TO AVOID THE POSSIBLE INCONVENIENCE OF QUEUING. IF THEY ARE PAYING IN PERSON THEY ARE REQUESTED TO DO SO EARLY AT ANY OF THE OFFICES LISTED ON THE BACK OF THE DEMAND NOTE.

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