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Plans to construct access road to Tai Po Town

A real estate developer plans to construct an access road from Sai Sha Road to his proposed residential development at Tai Po Town Lot No 146 and widen a section of Sai Sha Road at Cheung Muk Tau in Ma On Shan.

The developer will carry out the works at his own expense to the satisfaction of the Director of Lands.

During the construction period, necessary access will be maintained so that any inconvenience to the public will be minimised.

A notice concerning the proposed works was published in the Government Gazette today (Friday).

A plan showing the works can be seen at the Central and Western District Office, Public Enquiry Service Centre, ground floor, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, and at District Lands Offices/Tai Po and Tai Po District Office, both in Tai Po Government Offices Building, 1 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, New Territories.

Any person objecting to the proposal must send his objection in writing to the Secretary for Transport, Central Government Offices, East Wing, second floor, Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong, not later than August 29.

End/Friday, June 30, 1995

Inland Revenue Department performance pledge

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD), as part of the Government's "serving the community" programme, has introduced a performance pledge in January 1993 and the standard response times members of the public can expect for a wide range of the department's services are now published.

Services covered by the pledge include enquiries, the issue of returns and processing of assessments, purchase and redemption of tax reserve certificates, objections and tax holdover claims, documents stamping, business registration matters and estate duty finalisations. A Users' Committee, with a broadly based membership drawn from the community at large, has also been established to independently monitor the department's performance with its pledges.