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SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1994

TREASURY TO SET UP NEW TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SYSTEM

THE

TREASURY

WILL INTRODUCE A

NEW

TELEPHONE COMPUTERISED

1) AS PART OF

ENQUIRY SYSTEM WITH EFFECT FROM NEXT WEDNESDAY (JUNE ITS CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE COLLECTION AND BILLING SERVICES.

TODAY DEPARTMENT

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE

THROUGH THIS NEW SERVICE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COULD OBTAIN INFORMATION ON

CROWN RENT RATES, WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS COVERING

(SUNDAY) SAID

AND

PAYMENT

A

OF

CHARGES TO THE TREASURY ON A 24-HOUR BASIS.

THE NEW TELEPHONE QUARTER RATES BILLS TO 845 8866.

BE

NUMBER

ISSUED

ΤΟ

WHICH WILL

RATEPAYERS

APPEAR IN THE

IN LATE

THIRD

JUNE

IS

IS THAT IT IS ONE OF THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE NEW SYSTEM

COMPUTER AND CAN THEREFORE CONNECTED WITH THE TREASURY'S MAINFRAME

MATTERS, FOR PROVIDE ON-LINE INFORMATION TO CALLERS ON RATES ACCOUNT EXAMPLE, INFORMATION ON THE LATEST ACCOUNT BALANCE AND THE SETTING OF AUTOPAY RECORD.

UP

то ENABLE CALLERS CROWN RENT

"THE SYSTEM HAS A VOICE RECORDING FACILITY TO LEAVE MESSAGE WITH THE TREASURY TO AMEND RATEPAYERS OR PAYERS' NAMES AND ADDRESSES.

"THROUGH THIS VOICE BOX SYSTEM, THE CALLERS

A DUPLICATE DEMAND NOTE.

CAN ALSO REQUEST

"IF THE CALLER HAS ACCESS TO A FAX MACHINE, HE CAN ALSO FORMS OR HARD COPIES OF THE MESSAGE THROUGH FAX TRANSMISSIONS."

THE SPOKESMAN SAID

CALLER

WISHED ΤΟ

SUBJECTS,

OBTAIN

SPEAK

ΤΟ

DO

THE 90 BY

IF THE

COULD HE COMPLICATED OPERATOR DIRECT ON MORE PRESSING A PARTICULAR DIGIT AS INSTRUCTED BY THE SYSTEM.

THE

IMPROVE SUBSTANTIALLY "THE NEW SYSTEM SHOULD TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE AS IT WILL ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE AND GET THROUGH THE OBTAIN A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION EASILY DURING PEAK PERIODS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"

TREASURY'S

PUBLIC TO LINE MORE

MOTHER TONGUE EDUCATION VIDEO MAKES DEBUT AT EXHIBITION

DEPARTMENT ΤΟ A NEW 15-MINUTE VIDEO PRODUCED BY THE EDUCATION

WILL MAKE ITS DEBUT AT A ROVING PROMOTE MOTHER TONGUE EDUCATION

OPENS TOMORROW (MONDAY} AT EXHIBITION THAT

TERMINAL OCEAN

CONCOURSE.

MAIN

A SPOKESMAN

FOR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

SAID THE EXHIBITION,

WHICH WILL BE STAGED AT FOUR POPULAR SHOPPING ARCADES KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE BENEFITS OF MOTHER TONGUE TEACHING.

ITS IS PART OF

IN HỒNG KONG, EFFORT TO PUBLICISE

/THE NEW