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THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1984-

EXAM ENTRY DEADLINE

APRIL 1

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SCHOOLS WISHING TO ENTER CANDIDATES FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THE HONG KONG HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION IN 1985 ARE REMINDED THAT THEY MUST APPLY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL NOT LATER THAN APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.

THE SAME PROCEDURE APPLIES TO SCHOOLS WISHING TO ENTER CAND IT'TES FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR CERTAIN PRACTICAL SUBJECTS SUCH BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY AT CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 10/F, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.

THE HANDBOOK OF THE REGULATIONS AND SYLLABUSES FOR THE 1985 EXAMINATION WILL BE PUBLISHED IN MARCH THIS YEAR AND WILL BE ON SALE AT THE PUBLICATION UNIT OF THE EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY AT 17 TSEUK LUK STREET, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG,

QUERIES CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION CAN BE MADE AT THE EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY AT 3-688906.

REMINDER TO RATEPAYERS

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RATEPAYERS ARE REMINDED THAT RATES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 MUST BE PAID BY 4 PM ON JANUARY 31.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT LATE PAYMENTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FIVE PER CENT SURCHARGE AND A FURTHER SURCHARGE OF 10 PER CENT ON ACCOUNTS STILL OUTSTANDING SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE.

HE SAID RATEPAYERS SHOULD HAVE BY NOW RECEIVED DEMAND NOTES.

THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED DEMAND NOTES SHOULD APPLY FOR A CO Y AT THE RATES SECTION OF THE TREASURY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), NINTH FLOOR, 11 ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG- AT THE YAU MA TEI SUB-TREASURY, FOURTH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD- OR AT THE KOWLOON CITY SUB-TREASURY, MAN SANG COMMERCIAL BUILDING, FIRST FLOOR, 348-352 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD (CORNER OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND JUNCTION ROAD), KOWLOON.

+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 ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PREMISES BUT ARE REFUNDABLE UNDER CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE RATING ORDINANCE.

/HOWEVER,