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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1981

IF YOU HAVE A TAX COMPLAINT.....

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TAXPAYERS ARE REMINDED TODAY THAT IF THEY ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES GIVEN TO THEM BY THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT,

ITS COMPLAINTS OFFICER IS THERE TO HELP THEM.

MR FUNG YUN-CHI, THE COMPLAINTS OFFICER, CAN BE CONTACTED AT THE DEPARTMENT ON THE 26TH FLOOR OF WINDSOR HOUSE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG, BY TELEPHONE (5-79595656), OR BY WRITING TO GPO BOX 11234, HONG KONG.

TAXPAYERS ARE URGED TO APPROACH MR FUNG DIRECT IF THE IR INITIAL ENQUIRIES WITH THE OFFICERS HANDLING THEIR CASE HAVE NOT RESOLVED THEIR PROBLEMS.

MR FUNG HANDLES ALL COMPLAINTS EXCEPT THOSE CONCERNING THE CORRECTNESS OF AN ASSESSMENT OR THE TAX LAW ITSELF.

*THERE ARE ALREADY ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS, BOTH LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE, TO ENSURE THAT OBJECTIONS AGAINST ASSESSMENTS ARE PROPERLY PROCESSED UNTIL EITHER THE OBJECTION IS WITHDRAWN OR A FORMAL DECISION IS ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT.

LAST YEAR, THE SPECIAL COMPLAINTS SECTION RECEIVED ABOUT 1 200 TAX COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES, 95 PER CENT OF WHICH WERE RECEIVED OVER THE TELEPHONE, WHILE THE REMAINING 5 PER CENT COMPRISED LETTERS AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS.

OF THE TOTAL NUMBER, MORE THAN HALF, OR 55 PER CENT, WERE RELATED TO SALARIES TAX AND PERSONAL ASSESSMENT. OTHER COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES AROSE FROM PROPERTY TAX, TAX COLLECTION, AND PROFITS TAX.

REPORTS ON SUSPECTED TAX EVASION WERE ALSO RECEIVED WHICH WERE REFERRED TO OTHER SECTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTIGATION.

SQUATTERS RECEIVE PROPER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

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RESIDENTS OF YET ANOTHER SQUATTER AREA WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO LIVE WITH SERIOUS FIRE HAZARDS AND THE INCONVENIENCE OF POWER FAILURES FROM THIS SUNDAY (JANUARY 18) WHEN A PROPER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IS CONNECTED TO THE IR VILLAGE.

THE EVENT WILL BE CELEBRATED BY THE RESIDENTS, AT CHUNG LUEN CHUEN IN SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT, WITH A SWITCH-ON CEREMONY TO BE OFFICIATED BY THE DISTRICT'S CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR STEPHEN IP.

DISTRICT ENGINEER OF CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, MR P.G. WILLIAMSON WILL BE THE GUEST OF HONOUR.

CHUNG LUEN