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Owners fined for not furnishing particulars within the time period specified in requisition forms (Cases with judgments delivered on 13 November 2020)
On 13 November 2020, the owners of 14 tenements were fined at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts after pleading guilty to charges of not furnishing particulars within the time period specified in requisition forms issued in 2019 for the general revaluation of the year 2020/21.
Item | Property | District | Nature of Offence | Judgment |
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1 | Residential | Jardine’s Lookout | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
2 | Residential | North Point | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
3 | Residential | Quarry Bay | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
4 | Residential | Quarry Bay | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
5 | Residential | Sai Wan Ho | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
6 | Residential | Ho Man Tin | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
7 | Residential | Kowloon Tong | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
8 | Residential | Tai Kok Tsui | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,400 under the Ordinance. |
9 | Residential | Sai Wan | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 2,000 under the Ordinance. |
10 | Residential | Sai Wan | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,400 under the Ordinance. |
11 | Residential | Wan Chai | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
12 | Residential | Tin Hau | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
13 | Residential | Tsim Sha Tsui | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
14 | Residential | Mong Kok | Having refused or neglected to furnish particulars within the time period specified in a requisition form, contrary to section 46(a) of the Rating Ordinance. | Defendant was convicted and fined $ 1,500 under the Ordinance. |
Under the Rating Ordinance or the Government Rent (Assessment and Collection) Ordinance, any person who knowingly makes a false statement or refuses to furnish any of the particulars specified in the requisition form shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a maximum fine of $25,000 or $10,000. A person convicted of any of the aforesaid offences under any or both of the aforesaid Ordinances shall be liable to an additional fine equivalent to 3 times the amount of rates and/or Government rent undercharged.
26 November 2020