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MONDAY, JULY 11, 1994

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THE KOWLOON CITY SUB-TREASURY, MAN SANG COMMERCIAL FIRST FLOOR, 348-352 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON;

THE

DISTRICT

OFFICE

BUILDING,

AT SAI KUNG, SHA TIN, TAI

PO,

NORTH,

YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN, TSUEN WAN OR KWAI TSING.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID DEMAND NOTES HAD BEEN ISSUED.

"RATEPAYERS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEM SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR THE TREASURY DEMAND NOTES FOR ANY PREVIOUS QUARTERS TO ANY OF COLLECTION OFFICES.

RATES

"DUPLICATE RATES DEMAND NOTES WILL BE ISSUED TO THEM.

IF THE RATEPAYERS CANNOT PRODUCE RATES DEMAND NOTES FOR ANY SECTION, PREVIOUS QUARTER, THEY SHOULD INQUIRE AT THE TREASURY RATES IMMIGRATION TOWER, 30TH FLOOR, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

THE

SAID SPOKESMAN

NON-RECEIPT OF THE DEMAND NOTE CHANGE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RATES MUST BE PAID ON OR BEFORE 30.

DID

NOT

JULY

UNLESS SO

PAID, RATEPAYERS MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FIVE PER CENT UNDER THE RATING ORDINANCE.

OF

A FURTHER SURCHARGE

10 PER CENT MAY OUTSTANDING AMOUNT (INCLUDING THE FIVE PER CENT REMAINS UNPAID SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE.

SURCHARGE

OF

BE LEVIED ON THE WHICH SURCHARGE)

DEBIT

OTHER

BE

RATEPAYERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A VALID DIRECT AUTHORISATION SHOULD NOTE THAT PAYMENT SHOULD STILL BE MADE BY MEANS AS SET OUT IN THE DEMAND NOTE UNLESS THE WORDING "PAYMENT TO MADE BY AUTOPAY" IS SHOWN ON THE DEMAND NOTE.

THEY SHOULD ENSURE NECESSARY FUNDS ON JULY 30.

THAT THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS

CONTAIN

THE

RATES ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PROPERTIES BUT ARE REFUNDABLE UNDER THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDINANCE.

HOWEVER, NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED WHOLLY

FOR OR PRIMARILY DOMESTIC PURPOSES OR FOR THE PARKING OF VEHICLES (UNLESS REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT).

VACANT BY

BY

ANY OF

TO SAVE QUEUING TIME, THE SPOKESMAN URGED RATEPAYERS TO PAY PHONE SERVICE, BY POST OR BY AN EARLY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT THE COLLECTION OFFICES.

HOWEVER, HE SAID THE MOST CONVENIENT METHOD TO PAY RATES IS

AUTOPAY.

BY

TREASURY

KONG

APPLICATIONS FOR AUTOPAY ARE OBTAINABLE FROM COLLECTION OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES AND ALL MAJOR BANKS IN HONG OR BY TELEPHONING 829 5019.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PAYMENT BY PHONE, 1702 22329.

PLEASE

CALL

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