FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1983
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATION TAX INCREASED
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THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED HOTEL PROPRIETORS THAT HOTEL ACCOMMODATION TAX HAVE BEEN INCREASED FROM FOUR TO FIVE PER CENT.
THE INCREASE WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1 FOLLOWED THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S BUDGET PROPOSALS IN FEBRUARY WHICH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE IN SHEUNG WAN
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FROM 10 AM NEXT MONDAY (APRIL 11), MORRISON STREET BETWEEN DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT SEVEN WEEKS.
THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE THE RENEWAL OF TRAM TRACKS IN THE AREA, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
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DURING THE CLOSURE. VEHICLES ALONG DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL HEADING FOR CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL WILL HAVE TO USE MAN WA LANE OR RUMSEY STREET.
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