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First quarter rates due on January 31

Ratepayers are informed that rates for the first quarter of this year are due and payable on or before January 31.

Payment can be made either by autopay, or by the Payment by Phone Service (PPS), or by post addressed to the Director of Accounting Services, PO Box 8000, GPO, Hong Kong, or in person at any of the following offices:

The Treasury Headquarters Collection and Payment Office, Immigration Tower, first floor, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong;

(a)

(b)

The Central Sub-Treasury, Central Government Offices (West Wing), 11 Ice House Street, Hong Kong;

(c)

(d)

The North Point Sub-Treasury, Max Share Centre, first floor, 373 King's Road, Hong Kong;

The Sai Wan Ho Sub-Treasury, Eastern Law Courts Building, ground floor, 29 Tai On Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong;

(e)

The Yau Ma Tei Sub-Treasury, Kowloon Government Offices, fourth floor, 405 Nathan Road, Kowloon;

(f)

The Kowloon City Sub-Treasury, Man Sang Commercial Building, first floor, 348-352 Prince Edward Road West, Kowloon;

(g)

The District Offices at Sai Kung, Sha Tin, Tai Po, North, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan or Kwai Tsing.

Rates Demand notes for the quarter have been issued. Ratepayers who have not received their demand notes should bring along rates demand notes for any previous quarter to any of the Treasury Collection Offices listed at (a) to (f) above, and replacement rates demand notes will be issued to them.

Payment can then be made at any of these offices. If the ratepayers cannot produce rates demand notes for any previous quarter, they should inquire at the Rates Accounts Section of the Rating and Valuation Department, Hennessy Centre, 23rd floor, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong or call 2881 1033.