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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1994

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FINED FOR MAKING FALSE TAX RETURNS

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A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WAS FINED $11,000 IN THE TSUEN MAGISTRACY FOR BREACHING THE INLAND REVENUE ORDINANCE.

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THE DEFENDANT MR NG WAI-KWONG, AGED 34, PLEADED GUILTY ΤΟ MAKING INCORRECT STATEMENTS IN HIS SALARIES TAX RETURNS WITHOUT REASONABLE EXCUSE, CONTRARY TO SECTION 80(2)(B) OF THE ORDINANCE.

HE WAS CHARGED WITH MAKING INCORRECT CLAIMS FOR DEPENDENT PARENT ALLOWANCE IN HIS TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS OF ASSESSMENT 1991/92 AND 1992/93.

DESPITE THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER ON NOVEMBER 6, 1990, THE DEFENDANT STILL NAMED HIS FATHER AS A DEPENDENT PARENT ON HIS TAX RETURNS AND CLAIMED FOR THE DEPENDENT PARENT ALLOWANCE FOR THE OF ASSESSMENT 1991/92 AND 1992/93.

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REMINDED TAXPAYERS THAT THEY MUST FILE CORRECT TAX RETURNS.

UNDER THE INLAND REVENUE ORDINANCE, A TAX EVADER IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF THREE YEARS' IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE OF $20,000 ON EACH CHARGE, IN ADDITION TO A FURTHER FINE EQUIVALENT TO THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF TAX UNDERCHARGED.

"ENVIRONMENT HK 94" RELEASED

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) RELEASES THE CHINESE VERSION OF "ENVIRONMENT HONG KONG 1994".

UNLIKE PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, THE "ENVIRONMENT HONG KONG 1994" TAKES A NEW APPROACH TO REPORTING ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

"IT CONTAINS A SERIES OF FEATURE ARTICLES PROVIDING EASILY READABLE MATERIAL FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS REFERENCE DATA FOR THOSE WHO ARE MORE INTERESTED IN THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

TOPICS

ASSESSMENT IN LANDFILLS AND

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FEATURED INCLUDE THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MAJOR WORKS PROJECTS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC REFUSE TRANSFER STATIONS TO MEET GROWING DEMANDS FOR WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES, WATER MONITORING WORK, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF AIR AND NOISE CONTROLS.

AT $55 A COPY, THE CHINESE VERSION OF "ENVIRONMENT HONG KONG 1994"

IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG. THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE REPORT HAS BEEN ON SALE SINCE

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