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of the mistaken tax over-charge, the delay is better than irrelevant: if the Inland Revenue made a mistake, sely they have a duty to put their mistake right in a way that ensues that the injured party, is

a nove the worse off - and as you say,

the fact that the CIR has now discovered that she is owed even more money has only compounded the offence! (nr So does not however give details of the payment that was made to this P. on 31 August - it is

possible that it included Hong Kong dollar). for the loss caused by the fall i value of the

some compensation

д

2. I agree

that

you

should write to NJ So, explaining that as from here the Hong Kong Government's reply seems less generous than natural justice would seem to require. If N So is unwilling

seen

we

may

need to consider whether to the loven should

to be moved, take the case up with N Rowlands.