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SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1983

+WHETHER OR NOT THE DEMAND NOTE IS RECEIVED, IT DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RATES SHOULD BE PAID BEFORE THE DUE DATE, HE POINTED OUT.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT RATES WERE PAYABLE ON VACANT PREMISES BUT WERE REFUNDABLE UNDER CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE RATING ORDINANCE.

HOWEVER, 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 OR FOR THE PARKING OF VEHICLES, UNLESS IT IS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT.

TO AVOID QUEUEING, RATEPAYERS ARE URGED 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.

RATEPAYERS WHO HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THEIR AUTOPAY FORMS SHOULD READ THE IR DEMAND NOTES CAREFULLY TO SEE IF THEY CONTAIN THE WORDING PAYMENT BY AUTOPAY AS AUTHORISED+.

THE ABSENCE OF SUCH WORDING MEANS THEIR FORMS HAVE NOT YET BEEN PROCESSED, IN WHICH CASE THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR RATES IN THE NORMAL WAY, 1.E. IN PERSON OR BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER.

WOMEN'S SOCIETY FOR MIDDLE INCOME GROUP *****

THE TIME HAD COME FOR YIN NGA SOCIETIES' MEMBERS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF THE MOVEMENT, MRS JANE AKERS-JONES, WIFE OF THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, SAID TODAY.

SHE SAID THE AIM OF THE SOCIETIES WAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN LIVING IN RATHER UNTRADITIONAL SURROUNDINGS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND TO ENRICH THE IR LIVES.

+DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY, THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICE, YIN NGAI MEMBERS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, SHE SAID.

MRS AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CHI FU FA YUEN YIN NGAI SOCIETY - THE FIRST FORMED IN A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE.

THIS ALSO BRINGS TO 10 THE NUMBER OF YIN NGAI SOCIETIES FORMED SINCE 1981 - THE OTHER NINE ARE ALL IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.

MRS AKERS-JONES SAID EACH YIN NGAI SOCIETY HAD DEVELOPED ITS OWN CHARACTERISTICS SOME ON LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WHILE OTHERS ON SOCIAL PROJECTS, EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

/+SUCH A

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