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Following the enactment of the Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Ordinance 2004, the Rating and Valuation Department is offering the "Electronic Submission of Forms" (e-Forms) service as part of a new wave of its e-government initiatives.

Being one of the department's customer-centric services, e-Forms provide an efficient, convenient, secure and user-friendly means of form submission. This electronic mode of service is an alternative to the conventional mode of submitting a form by post or in person. Members of the public may choose the mode that suits them best.

Initially, the following more frequently used e-forms will be available:

              e-Forms                             Launch Date
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Notice of New Letting or      e-CR109       January 2005
   Renewal Agreement

Notice of Objection to an     e-R23A        January 2005
   Interim Valuation

Notice of Objection to a      e-R23B        January 2005
   Deletion from the
   Valuation List and/
   or Government Rent Roll

Notice of Objection to a      e-R23C        January 2005
   Correction to the
   Valuation List and/
   or Government Rent Roll

Proposal for Alteration of    e-R20A        Late March
   Valuation List or                           2005
   Government Rent Roll

Requisition for Particulars   e-R1A         July 2005
   of Tenements
   

More e-forms will be provided in due course.

To submit e-forms or to obtain more information, please visit the department's website at www.info.gov.hk/rvd. Enquiries may be made by calling the department's 24-hour enquiry hotline on 2152 0111.

Ends/Monday, January 3, 2005

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