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SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1987

BOTH DR LUI AND MR CHENG ARE MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD AND ARE REPRESENTING EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES RESPECTIVELY.

DURING THE CONFERENCE PERIOD BETWEEN JUNE 3 AND 24. THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL ACT AS ADVISERS TO THE BRITISH DELEGATION.

AMONG THE TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED ARE INFORMATION AND REPORTS ON THE APPLICATION OF CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION AND SOCIAL SECURITY, AND SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION.

REMINDER FOR SALARIES TAX RETURNS

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THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED SALARIED TAXPAYERS TO SUBMIT THE COMPLETED SALARIES TAX RETURNS TO THE DEPARTMENT IN A WEEK'S TIME.

+FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE COMPLETED RETURNS BY THE END OF MAY IS AN OFFENCE AND MAY RESULT IN IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES.+ DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE, MR A.K. GILL SAID.

MORE THAN 900 000 RETURNS FOR FINAL ASSESSMENT 1986/87 AND PROVISIONAL PAYMENT 1987/88 HAD BEEN ISSUED ON MAY 1, 1987, HE SAID.

+MAKING AN INCORRECT OR FALSE RETURN WITH A FRAUDULENT INTENT TO EVADE TAX IS ALSO AN OFFENCE,+ HE WARNED.

+ON CONVICTION, AN OFFENDER SHALL BE LIABLE TO A HEAVY PENALTY, THE MAXIMUM BEING IMPRISONMENT FOR THREE YEARS AND A FURTHER FINE OF TREBLE THE AMOUNT OF TAX UNDERCHARGED.+

+THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE HIGH COURT HAS RECENTLY WARNED THAT, ON CONVICTION, THE DEFENDANT SHALL BE LIABLE TO IMMEDIATE IMPRISONMENT, HE ADDED.

ANY SALARIED TAXPAYER WHO HAS NOT YET RECEIVED THE RETURN FORMS OR WHO HAS ANY ENQUIRY IS ADVISED TO TELEPHONE 5-8942028, OR WRITE TO G.P.O. BOX 132, HONG KONG.

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