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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1993

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REMINDER TO RATEPAYERS:

OBJECTIONS MUST BE LODGED BY MAY 31

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION

DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) REMINDED RATEPAYERS THAT IF THEY WISH TO MAKE A PROPOSAL TO ALTER THE RATEABLE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR STARTING APRIL 1, 1993, THEY MUST SERVE A PROPOSAL ON THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION ON OR BEFORE MONDAY, MAY 31, 1993.

HE STRESSED THAT, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE RATING ORDINANCE, IF A PROPOSAL IS SERVED AFTER MAY 31 IT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AS VALID.

ALSO RATEPAYERS SHOULD NOTE THAT SERVICE OF PROPOSAL FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AS VALID.

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THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE ON THE SPECIFIED FORM (FORM R20A) WHICH IS OBTAINABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT AT HENNESSY CENTRE, 17TH FLOOR, 500 HENNESSY ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG AND ALSO FROM DISTRICT OFFICES.

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES RATEPAYERS CAN TELEPHONE THE DEPARTMENT ON 805 7666.

HONG KONG NEEDS TO CARE FOR ENVIRONMENT

WITH LAND SO SCARCE IN HONG KONG, HONG KONG PEOPLE HAVE TO TAKE SPECIAL ACCOUNT OF THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, MRS PATTEN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

ADDRESSING THE CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE "PLANT FOR THE EARTH" ORGANISED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (FOR), MRS PATTEN SAID THE PACE OF DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG AND ITS OBVIOUS SPACE CONSTRAINTS PROVIDED IT WITH PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES THAT FEW OTHER COMMUNITIES HAD TO FACE.

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SHE SAID.

WE NEED TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF OUR VALUABLE COUNTRY PARKS,

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SHE SAID THE TREE PLANTING PROJECT EMPHASISED THIS IMPORTANT

MESSAGE.

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THROUGH DRAWING TOGETHER EMPLOYEES FROM A NUMBER OF CORPORATIONS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL, BIG AND SMALL то PLANT SOME 10,000 TREES IN HONG KONG'S COUNTRY PARKS, SHE SAID THE PROJECT HAD HELPED RAISE THE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO PROTECT THE COUNTRYSIDE.

THE PUBLIC ALSO LEARNED THE NEED TO BEAUTIFY IT: NOT TO POLLUTE IT BY LEAVING LITTER BEHIND; AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTRYSIDE IN HONG KONG IS A PRECIOUS AND VERY LIMITED COMMODITY.

/SHE SAID