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Invitation of tenders for rehabilitation of Sai Sha Road

The Highways Departments is inviting tenders for the rehabilitation a section of Sai Sha Road in Sai Kung.

The project is to rehabilitate the existing Sai Sha Road between Long Keng and Kei Leng Ha Lo Wai and to improve four roadside slopes.

1997.

Works are expected to commence in February 1996 for completion in April

Forms of tender and further particulars may be obtained from the Regional Highway Engineer/New Territories, Highways Department, second floor, Room 218, Ho Man Tin Government Offices, 88 Chung Hau Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon.

Tenders must be addressed to the Chairman, Public Works Tender Board, and placed in the Public Works Tender Box on 34th floor, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, before noon on Friday, December 29, 1995. Late tenders will not be accepted.

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Car salesman fined for tax evasion

A 56-year-old sales representative of a motor car company pleaded guilty in the Western Magistracy of submitting false salaries tax returns contrary to Section 82(1)(d) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance.

Alec Louie Shiu-keung was convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to imprisonment for two months, suspended for 12 months. In addition, Louie was fined a total of $81,000 179 per cent to the tax evaded - and ordered to pay $6,000 costs.

Louie, a sales representative of Crown Motors Limited, was charged with three counts of tax evasion by falsifying his claim for outgoings and expenses deduction through the submission of false invoices, gash sale notes and cash memos. The false deduction claims amounted to $283,566 and the salaries tax evaded was $45,297.