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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1978

PROPERTY SURVEY ON CHEUNG CHAU AND PENG CHAU

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THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT FORMS OF REQUISITION FOR PARTICULARS OF TENEMENTS WILL BE SENT TODAY (MONDAY) TO OWNERS OR OCCUPIERS OF ABOUT 3,000 PROPERTIES ON CHE ÔNG CHÁU AND PENG CHÂU.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE FORMS IS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION

ON THE OCCUPATION AND RENTAL PARTICULARS OF PREMISES ON THESE TWO ISLANDS.

RECIPIENTS OF THE FORM ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY RENTAL PARTICULARS OF THE PREMISES FROM 1973 ONWARDS ON THE ENCLOSED SUPPLEMENTARY FORM.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT MORE OF THESE FORMS WOULD BE SENT TO OWNERS OF PROPERTIES ON OTHER ISLANDS SUCH AS LANTAU AND LAMMA OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

HE SAID THAT THE ISSUE OF THESE FORMS RESULTED FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY OF EXTENDING RATING TO THE DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

PREPARATORY WORK IS NOW WELL UNDER WAY FOR THE FINAL PHASE OF THE PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDES THE MORE DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING OUTLYING ISLANDS. IT WAS PROPOSED THAT RATES WOULD BECOME PAYABLE IN THESE ISLANDS IN APRIL 1980.

THE SPOKESMAN DREW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE FORMS INCLUDING THE SUPPLEMENTARY ONE, ARE SPECIFIED FORMS ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE RATING ORDINANCE, AND THAT IT IS IN THE RECIPIENT'S INTEREST TO RETURN THEM FULLY AND CORRECTLY COMPLETED WITHIN THE 28 DAYS ALLOWED.

ANYONE IN DOUBT AS TO HOW TO COMPLETE THE FORMS SHOULD CALL AT, OR TELEPHONE, THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT AT 1 GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG (TEL: 5-249021 EXT. 71 OR 05) WHERE ASSISTANCE WILL GLADLY BE GIVEN.

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