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MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1989

PLANS ARE IN HAND TO SET UP MORE CENTRES ARCADES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.

AT VARIOUS SHOPPING

"OVER 5,000 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S RECRUITMENT EXERCISE BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER LAST YEAR, AND SOME 500 NEW RECRUITS ARE NOW UNDERGOING TRAINING AT THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PEOPLE WHO WISH TO JOIN THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CAN APPLY AT THE NEW RECRUITMENT CENTRE OR AT THE CENTRAL CENTRE AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS.

DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT

THIS IS LOCATED ON THE 23RD FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-275951.

FASHION DEALER FINED $861,606 FOR MAKING INCORRECT TAX RETURN

THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT HAS REMINDED TAXPAYERS THAT THEY MUST FILE CORRECT TAX RETURNS.

THIS FOLLOWS THE PROSECUTION OF A FASHION DEALER IN THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT TODAY (MONDAY) FOR MAKING THREE INCORRECT PROFITS TAX RETURNS WITHOUT REASONABLE EXCUSE CONTRARY TO SECTION 80 (2)(A) OF THE INLAND REVENUE ORDINANCE.

THE DEFENDANT, MISS ROSE CHEUNG YAT-MUI, AGED 31, IS THE SOLE PROPRIETRESS OF THE ROSE FASHION SITUATED IN CENTRAL. IT DEALS IN FASHION CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS, RETAIL AND WHOLESALE.

SHE PLEADED GUILTY TO THE THREE CHARGES BEFORE JUDGE GALL AND WAS FINED $861,606, THE MAXIMUM THAT COULD BE IMPOSED UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

THE COURT WAS TOLD THE PROPRIETRESS HAD EMPLOYED BOOKKEEPERS TO MAINTAIN, UNDER HER DIRECTION, SUBSTANTIALLY ACCURATE BUSINESS RECORDS, SHE WAS ALSO REGULARLY KEPT INFORMED OF THE FINANCIAL STATE OF THE BUSINESS BY HER STAFF MEMBERS.

HOWEVER, BETWEEN JULY 1986 AND JUNE 1987, SHE FILED INCORRECT PROFITS TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS OF ASSESSMENT 1983-84, 1985-86 AND 1986-87 BY UNDERSTATING SALES OF $600,000, STOCK OF $300,000 AND BY OVERSTATING PURCHASES OF $725,000.

THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF PROFITS IN TOTAL WAS $1,625,000 OR 80 PER CENT OF HER TRUE PROFITS, AND

TAX UNDERCHARGED WAS

$282,202.

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