XN000022-1981-06-08 — Page 5

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1981

AUTOPAY OFFER TO SOLVE RATEPAYERS' WORRIES

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RATEPAYERS WILL BE ABLE TO SETTLE THEIR QUARTERLY RATES BY AUTOPAY AS FROM NEXT MONTH, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).

+THIS WILL PUT AN END TO THEIR WORRIES ABOUT HAVING TO QUEUE UP TO PAY RATES OR FORGETTING TO PAY THEM ON TIME, HE SAID.

+ANYONE WHO HAS A CURRENT OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH ANY LICENSED BANK IN HONG KONG CAN MAKE USE OF THIS SERVICE. ALL HE HAS TO DO IS TO FILL IN A DIRECT DEBIT AUTHORISATION FORM, HE SAID.

THESE FORMS MAY NOW BE OBTAINED IN PERSON FROM ANY TREASURY COLLECTION OFFICE, BY WRITING TO DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES, P.0. BOX 8 000, HONG KONG OR BY TELEPHONING 5-221394, 5-258845 OR 5-232741. COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE TREASURY AS INDICATED IN THE FORM.

AS THE AUTOPAY APPLICATIONS TAKE TIME TO PROCESS, RATEPAYERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR RATES IN THE USUAL WAY UNTIL THEY SEE THE WORDS PAYMENT BY AUTOPAY AS AUTHORISED' PRINTED IN THE BOX ON THE LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THEIR DEMAND NOTES.

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RATE PAYER'S NAME OR DELETION OF A RATING ASSESSMENT OF A TENEMENT. THE PREVIOUS DIRECT DEBIT AUTHORISATION

IN RESPECT OF THE SAME TÉNEMENT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME INVALID.

+ THE RATE PAYER MUST, IN THIS CASE, FILL IN ANOTHER DIRECT DEBIT AUTHORISATION FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE TREASURY,

HE SAID.

REPULSE BAY ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME

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THE REPULSE BAY ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME WILL BE RE-INTRODUCED THIS SUMMER WITH THREE MINOR CHANGES.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (MONDAY), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE SCHEME WOULD OPERATE ON FINE SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FROM JUNE 14.

+ THE FIRST CHANGE IS THAT THE SECTION OF WONG CHUK HANG ROAD BETWEEN NAM FUNG ROAD AND THE WESTERN ARM OF SHOUSON HILL ROAD WILL REMAIN OPEN TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC, HE SAID.

*THIS WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS FOR MOTOR ISTS HEADING FOR SHOUSON HILL ROAD FROM WONG CHUK HANG AND ABERDEEN.

+BUT IT WILL NOT PROVIDE A SHORT-CUT TO REPULSE BAY FROM WONG CHUK HANG ROAD BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIRECT ACCESS TO REPULSE BAY FROM SHOUSON HILL ROAD.

/+THE SECOND

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