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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1989

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GAZETTE NOTICE ON RATEABLE VALUES

THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED A NOTICE IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDING THE PUBLIC THAT IF THEY WISH TO MAKE A PROPOSAL TO ALTER THE RATEABLE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY FOR THE COMMENCING APRIL 1, 1989 THEY MAY DO SO NEXT MONTH (MARCH).

YEAR

FORMS FOR THIS PURPOSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT AT HENNESSY CENTRE, 17TH FLOOR, 500 HENNESSY ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG AND ALSO FROM DISTRICT OFFICES.

PROPOSALS MUST BE LODGED WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON OR BEFORE

MARCH 31.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT RATEABLE VALUES FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR WILL BE THE SAME AS FOR THIS YEAR.

WHERE AN ALTERATION WAS MADE TO THE RATEABLE VALUR AS A RESULT OF A PROPOSAL LODGED IN MARCH 1988, THE REVISED FIGURE WILL APPLY NEXT YEAR AND SO NO FURTHER PROPOSAL NEED BE MADE.

HE EMPHASISED THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE LODGING OF A PROPOSAL

OR APPEAL, RATES MUST STILL BE PAID BY THE DUE DATE.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE RATES PERCENTAGE CHARGE FOR THE 1989-90 FINANCIAL YEAR.

COLOURFUL SHOW AT CENTRAL PRECINCT

THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT CHINESE ARTS AND CULTURE EXTRAVAGANZA WILL PROVIDE VARIED AND COLOURFUL ENTERTAINMENT AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 26).

DETAILS OF THE EVENT WERE GIVEN BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LEUNG SIK-WAH, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT A CENTRAL HOTEL THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE EVENT WILL BE SHOWN LIVE ON TELEVISION.

MR LEUNG THANKED THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG FOR EARMARKING $300,000 FOR THE EVENT WHICH IS AIMED AT PROMOTING TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARTS AND CULTURE

THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

/OFFICIATING WITH