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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1990

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REMINDER ON SALARIES TAX RETURNS

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THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED SALARIED TAXPAYERS TO SUBMIT THE COMPLETED SALARIES TAX RETURNS ΤΟ THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE NEXT THURSDAY (MAY 31).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT MORE THAN 1,040,000 RETURNS FOR FINAL ASSESSMENT 1989-90 AND PROVISIONAL PAYMENT 1990-91 HAD BEEN ISSUED ON MAY 1.

'FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE COMPLETED RETURNS BEFORE MAY 31 IS AN OFFENCE AND MAY RESULT IN IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES, HE WARNED.

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"MAKING AN INCORRECT OR FALSE RETURN WITH A FRAUDULENT INTENT TO EVADE TAX, OR TO ASSIST ANY OTHER PERSON TO DO 80, IS ALSO AN OFFENCE. ON CONVICTION, AN OFFENDER SHALL BE LIABLE TO 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 HIGH COURT HAS RECENTLY WARNED THAT, ON CONVICTION, THE DEFENDANT SHALL BE LIABLE TO IMMEDIATE CUSTODIAL SENTENCE,' HE SAID.

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ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE ENQUIRY ON SALARIES TAX RETURNS IS ADVISED TO TELEPHONE 894 2050 OR 894 2150 DURING OFFICE HOURS (8.15 AM 12.15 PM AND 1.15 PM 4.45 PM ON WEEKDAYS; 9 AM ON SATURDAYS), OR WRITE TO GPO BOX 132, HONG KONG.

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CURRENT SALARIED TAXPAYERS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE RETURN FORMS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE RELEVANT ASSESSING SECTIONS, THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF WHICH ARE SHOWN IN THE

TAX DEMANDS OR ANY OTHER CORRESPONDENCE THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT PREVIOUSLY.

TUEN NG HOLIDAY CLINIC SERVICE

MONDAY,

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EIGHT GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL STAY OPEN ON

DEPARTMENT A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MAY 28, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY, HEALTH ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

CENTRE THE EIGHT CLINICS ARE THE VIOLET PEEL HEALTH

AND SHAU TONG JOCKEY KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC ON HONG KONG ISLAND; THE KWUN

THE YAU MA TEI CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, THE ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE, JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC AND THE LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC IN KOWLOON; AND SHEK WIJ HUI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC AND YUEN LONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

ALL OTHER OUT-PATIENT AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED.

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