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TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1992

HOTLINES ON RATES DEMAND NOTES SET UP

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NEW

THE TREASURY WILL INTRODUCE FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TELEPHONE HOTLINES WITH A RECORDED MESSAGE ADVISING RATEPAYERS ON HOW TO OBTAIN DUPLICATE RATES DEMAND NOTES.

RATEPAYERS MAY DAIL 829 0588 FOR AN ENGLISH MESSAGE OR

829 0533 FOR A CHINESE MESSAGE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID RATES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR WERE DUE FOR PAYMENT ON APRIL 30.

HE ADVISED RATEPAYERS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR DEMAND NOTE BY APRIL 11 TO OBTAIN A DUPLICATE ONE AT THE RATES SECTION, 30TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER

II, HONG KONG OR AT ANY OF THE TREASURY COLLECTION OFFICES.

THE NEW HOTLINES WILL STRENGTHEN

THE DEPARTMENT'S

EXISTING

TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE.

FOR ENQUIRIES ON OTHER QUESTIONS ON RATES DEMAND NOTES, RATEPAYERS MAY CALL TEL. 829 5011.

CLOSURE DEADLINE FOR OPEN NIGHTCLUB EXTENDED

A GOVERNMENT

SPOKESMAN

LOT" BORDERING THE WATERFRONT EXTENDED TO JULY 31 THIS YEAR.

TODAY (TUESDAY)

THE DAY-TIME PARKING DEADLINE FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE "OPEN NIGHTCLUB AND

POLICE STATION IN CENTRAL

BE

ANNOUNCED

THAT

WOULD

CONVENED BY THE CENTRAL

A

AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE GRANTED THE EXTENSION AFTER CONSIDERING REQUEST BY THE STALL OPERATORS.

THE "NIGHTCLUB" GOVERNMENT DURING A

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT OPERATORS HAD REJECTED A SIMILAR OFFER FROM THE MEETING WITH THE WORKING GROUP ON MARCH 25.

HE POINTED OUT

SUBSEQUENTLY REVERSED FROM THE OF SIGNATURES INDICATE THEIR ACCEPTANCE

THAT THE HAWKERS HAD

A COLLECTION THEIR POSITION AND SUBMITTED MAJORITY OF HAWKERS YESTERDAY (MONDAY) TO OF THE NEW DEADLINE.

INITIAL PHASE OF THE POSTPONEMENT

A REVISION IN THE WORK SCHEDULE OF THE CENTRAL AND WAN CHAI RECLAMATION PROJECT HAD ENABLED THE OF THE ORIGINAL CLOSURE DEADLINE ON MARCH 31, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

/HOWEVER, HE