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TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1990

FORMS SENT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM RATEPAYERS

IS

NOW PREPARING FOR A VALUES OF ALL PROPERTIES IN

THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT GENERAL REVALUATION WHEN THE RATEABLE HONG KONG WILL BE REVIEWED.

THE REVISED VALUES WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, 1991.

RATEPAYERS

OF

ΤΟ DESPATCHED SOME 350,000 REQUISITION FORMS WERE TODAY (TUESDAY), SEEKING DETAILS OF RENTS FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES PROPERTY INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PREMISES.

ONLY ABOUT ONE IN EVERY FORM BECAUSE THE FORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE

A SPOKESMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT SAID THREE RATEPAYERS WILL RECEIVE A REQUISITION ARE ISSUED ON A SELECTIVE BASIS TO PREMISES WHICH LET ON RECENTLY NEGOTIATED RENTS.

A SEPARATE REQUISITION FORM IS ISSUED IN RESPECT OF FOR WHICH A RETURN IS REQUIRED.

FORM

RE SHOULD

EACH UNIT

A

BUT LARGE

CONTACT

THE

EACH NORMALLY

COMPLETED AND SIGNED, ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE FOR BATEPAYERS WHO OWN

IS ANY SUCH OWNER

TO REQUESTED NUMBER OF PROPERTIES. DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.

THEM RATEPAYERS WHO RECEIVE THE FORMS MUST COMPLETE AND RETURN

RENDERS THEM LIABLE WITHIN THE 21 DAYS ALLOWED, AS FAILURE TO DO SO TO A FINE OF $2,000.

TO COMPLETE THE FORM MAY

ANYONE WHO IS IN DOUBT AS TO HOW TELEPHONE THE ENQUIRY NUMBER PRINTED ON THE FORM, DEPARTMENT AT THE 17TH FLOOR OF HENNESSY CENTRE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG FOR ASSISTANCE.

OR MAY VISIT THE 500 HENNESSY ROAD,

ASSISTANCE MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE.

C & S DEPT CONTINUES TO CONDUCT GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN JANUARY TO MARCH THIS YEAR.

ΤΟ

CONDUCT

1981,

COLLECTS AND

THE

CONDUCTED MONTHLY SINCE AUGUST THE SURVEY, INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, GENERAL SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.

/IN ADDITION