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MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1993

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RATEABLE PROPERTY VALUES UNDER REVIEW

THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT IS PREPARING FOR A GENERAL REVALUATION UNDER WHICH RATEABLE VALUES OF ALL PROPERTIES IN HONG KONG WILL BE REVIEWED.

YEAR.

THE REVISED RATEABLE VALUES WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM APRIL 1 NEXT

SOME 364,000 REQUISITION FORMS ARE BEING DESPATCHED ΤΟ RATEPAYERS TODAY (MONDAY), SEEKING DETAILS OF RENTS AND OTHER TERMS OF TENANCIES FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF PROPERTY INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PREMISES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID ABOUT ONE IN EVERY THREE RATEPAYERS WOULD RECEIVE A FORM BECAUSE THE FORMS WERE ISSUED ONLY то RATEPAYERS OF PROPERTIES WHERE RENTS WERE LIKELY TO BE RECENTLY NEGOTIATED.

RATEPAYERS WHO RECEIVE THE FORMS MUST COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE 21 DAYS ALLOWED.

IF THEY CANNOT RETURN THE FORM WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD, THEY MAY APPLY, WITH REASONS, FOR AN EXTENSION.

H FAILURE TO RETURN THE FORM MAY RESULT IN PENALTIES BRING IMPOSED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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ANYONE WHO IS IN DOUBT AS TO HOW то COMPLETE TELEPHONE THE ENQUIRY NUMBER PRINTED ON THE FORM, OR DEPARTMENT ON 17TH FLOOR, HENNESSY CENTRE, 500 CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

THE FORM MAY MAY VISIT THE HENNESSY ROAD,

OBTAINED FROM ANY PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE

HELP MAY ALSO BE CENTRE AT DISTRICT OFFICES.

EXCO YET TO DECIDE ON PAY REVISION

THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID THIS (MONDAY) EVENING THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD YET TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON THE PAY REVISION FOR CIVIL SERVANTS.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE ZONTA CLUB OF VICTORIA'S INSTALLATION CEREMONY, MRS CHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD OF COURSE CONSIDER THE STAFF'S CLAIM AND A FURTHER PAPER WOULD BE PUT TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON JUNE 22.

COUNCILS, MRS

ON THE OPEN DEBATE SOUGHT BY THE CIVIL SERVICE CHAN SAID: "I THINK WE HAVE EXPLAINED TO STAFF THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW.

"THE GOVERNMENT