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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1980

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ANY RATEPAYERS WHO HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A DEMAND NOTE SHOULD APPLY FOR A COPY AT THE RATES SECTION OF THE TREASURY ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING)

IN ICE HOUSE STREET.

+NON-RECEIPT OF THE DEMAND NOTE DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RATES MUST BE PAID BY THE DUE DATE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

TO AVOID QUEUEING, RATEPAYERS ARE ADVISED TO PAY BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER SENT BY POST OR BY EARLY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT ANY OF THE OFFICES LISTED ON THE BACK OF THE DEMAND NOTE.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT RATES ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PREMISES BUT REFUNDABLE UNDER CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE RATING ORDINANCE.

HOWEVER, HE ADDED, THERE WOULD BE NO REFUNDS IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED, OR INTENDED TO BE USED, WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES, UNLESS IT IS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT,

PRISONS DEPARTMENT STEPS UP RECRUITMENT DRIVE

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THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT IS STEPPING UP ITS RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR ASSISTANT OFFICER 11 BY STAGING ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY IN THE BUSY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT OF KWAI CHUNG TODAY (THURSDAY) WHICH ATTRACTED MORE THAN 5 000 SPECTATORS.

THE TWO-HOUR PROGRAMME INCLUDED A MOBILE STREET THEATRE SHOW WITH PERFORMANCES BY TELEVISION ARTISTES AND AN ENTERTAINMENT TROUPE.

THE DISPLAY OF PHOTOGRAPHS, SHOWING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PRISON WORK AND ITS EXCELLENT STAFF WELFARE FACILITIES, IS PART OF A SERIES BEING HELD IN BUSY COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CENTRES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG TO ATTRACT MORE APPLICANTS OF THE RIGHT CALIBRE.

THE NEXT DISPLAY WILL BE HELD IN THE NGAU TAU KOK ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN ON TAK ROAD ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY (JULY 7 AND 8) BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM. A RECRUITMENT STAND WILL ALSO BE SET UP THERE.

THE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR MATURE AND EDUCATED PEOPLE TO FILL ASSISTANT OFFICER | VACANCIES.

APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE A GOOD PHYSIQUE AND BE PREFERABLY UNDER 35 WITH SECONDARY EDUCATION STANDARD.

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