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SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1992

IS TAX EVASION

A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. ON CONVICTION, MAXIMUM CUSTODIAL SENTENCE IS THREE YEARS' IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE $20,000 ON EACH CHARGE, PLUS A FURTHER FINE OF TREBLE THE TAX UNDERCHARGED.

"WE HOPE ΤΟ INSTIL A MORE RESPONSIBLE MATTERS AMONG THE COMMUNITY, AFTER ALL, TAX SUBSTANTIAL COSTS TO A TAXPAYER, HE SAID.

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THE OF

AMOUNT OF

то ATTITUDE EVASION

TAX IMPOSES

0

58 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JANUARY

* *

OF OFFICE

THE BUILDINGS

AND

LANDS

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE DEPARTMENT APPROVED 58 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN JANUARY.

OF THESE, 22 WERE FOR HONG KONG, 20 FOR KOWLOON AND 16 FOR NEW TERRITORIES.

THE

T

THE

APPROVED

PLANS

INCLUDED

29

APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, 10 DEVELOPMENTS AND SIX FOR WORKSHOP PURPOSE.

FOR

APARTMENT,

FOR COMMERCIAL

ON

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START

54,435.4 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC 44 PROJECTS, INVOLVING

USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR FLOOR AREA AND 107,683.8 SQUARE METRES OF AREA.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED MONTH WAS ABOUT $1,455 MILLION.

DURING THE

ABOUT

USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES IN BUILDINGS WHICH WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION WERE SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 186,257 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

PROVIDED 21,015.3

17 FOR TERRITORIES.

ISLAND,

ALSO DURING JANUARY, THE OFFICE ISSUED 45

HONG KONG

16

FOR

OCCUPATION KOWLOON, AND 12 FOR

PERMITS; THE NEW

IN ADDITION,

26 DEMOLITION

CONSENTS

AFFECTING

51

BUILDINGS

WERE ISSUED.

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ON ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1,033 361 REMOVAL ORDERS.

RECEIVED 560 COMPLAINTS INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED

THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 737 BUILDINGS AND EMERGENCY CLOSURES WERE REQUIRED.

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