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FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1979

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RATING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979

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PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY) GOVERNMENT GAZETTE IS THE RATING (AMENDMENT) BILL. THIS BILL PROPOSES A NUMBER OF MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE RATING ORDINANCE.

THE MAIN PROVISIONS ARE:

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TO GIVE LEGAL BACKING TO EVIDENCE OF FACTS IN REQUISITIONS COMPLETED BY RATEPAYERS.

* TO CLARIFY AND RATIONALISE THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF DELETIONS

OF RATEABLE VALUES AND OF INTERIM VALUATIONS OF TENEMENTS NOT INCLUDED IN A VALUATION LIST.

* TO CLARIFY THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF INTERIM VALUATIONS OF

CERTA IN NEW +SMALL HOUSES+ IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IF THEY REMAIN VI CANT.

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TO FROVIDE THAT THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS OF RATES ON VACANT SEPARATELY ASSESSED VEHICLE PARKING SPACES.

* TO CLARIFY THE EXISTING PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO SERVICE

OF NOTICES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FOLLOW A REVIEW OF THE WORKING OF THE ORDINANCE AND ARE INTENDED TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE PROVISIONS AND TO RATIONAL ISE AND UP-DATE THE LAW IN RECOGNITION OF PRESENT-DAY CIRCUMSTANCES.

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST *****

COPIES OF A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO TODAY'S (FRIDAY) DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINING A LIST OF HONG KONG RECIPIENTS OF QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS ARE DISTRIBUTED IN THE PRESS BOXES, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, THIS EVENING.

PUBLICATION IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION. THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST FROM 6 A.M. ONWARDS OVER THE LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS TOMORROW,

ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS OR FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE IR CAREERS OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE IR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.

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