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     The Transport Department (TD) today (April 26) announced that the 51st Personalised Vehicle Registration Marks (PVRMs) Scheme will be open for applications from May 1 to 31, 2024.
 
     Starting from May 1, 2024, applications will be invited for the allocation of PVRMs upon sale by auction. Completed application forms should reach the TD no later than May 31, 2024. If there are more than 1 500 applications, those to be considered will be selected by lot.
 
     The application form (TD 569) and the Guidance Notes for Application can be downloaded from the TD’s website (www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/pvrm_application/index.html) or obtained from the TD’s Licensing Offices as well as the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of the Home Affairs Department.
 
     Interested persons should complete and submit the application form through one of the following ways:
 
(a) By post to the Vehicle Registration Marks Unit, Transport Department, 12/F, South Tower, West Kowloon Government Offices, 11 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. Applications received by post will be dated by the postmark; 
 
(b) Via the drop-in box at any of the TD’s Licensing Offices at Admiralty, Cheung Sha Wan, Kwun Tong and Sha Tin. For easy identification, please mark “PVRM Application” on the envelope of the application; or
 
(c) Through the online application service on the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/en/residents/transport/vehicle/ospvrm.htm) if the applicant possesses an “iAM Smart+” account with the digital signing function (for Hong Kong residents only) or a digital certificate.
 
     Applicants are advised to read carefully the Guidance Notes for details of the scheme before completing the application form. They can also check whether a proposed PVRM is in compliance with the basic combination requirements by using the online service on the GovHK website.
 
     No payment of deposit is required when submitting an application. Each applicant can submit only one application in each exercise. If an applicant submits more than one application, all of his or her applications will not be processed. Once submitted, the applicant cannot withdraw the application or change the arrangement of the PVRM stated in the application form.
 
     Upon successful submission of an online application, the applicant will receive an acknowledgement immediately. Those who submit applications by post or drop-in box will receive the TD’s acknowledgement by ordinary post within two weeks after submission. Applicants who do not receive the acknowledgement within this time frame should call 2804 2600. read more

     The Highways Department (HyD) announced today (April 26) that in response to requests from interested tenderers, the tender period for the contract for Central Kowloon Route – Remaining Works (Contract No. HY/2023/08) has been exten… read more

　　Upon the invitation of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Grammy-nominated Tajik maestro Sirojiddin Juraev will make his Hong Kong debut and stage a concert in June. Together with two Tajik musicians, Juraev will perform classical pieces with traditional Central Asian musical instruments. He will also play his original compositions with local musicians, allowing audiences to enjoy the ancient rhythms and modern tunes of the Silk Road.
 
　　Located in Central Asia, the geographical crossroads of East and West, Tajikistan inherits a rich, colourful urban cultural tradition from ancient Persia, medieval Islamic lands, and the confluence of neighbouring cultures. During the concert, Juraev from Tajikistan will perform solo Tajik traditional repertoires with Central Asian musical instruments such as the dutar, tanbur and sato. He will also join musician Shavkatjon Okilov (playing a Central Asian musical instrument called the ghijak) and singer-musician Bekhruz Naimzoda (playing Central Asian musical instruments tanbur and doira) to present a number of Tajik musical gems, including excerpts from the classical “Shashmaqom”, which is on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In addition, Juraev will present his original compositions, inspired as much by musical tradition as by his collaborations with musicians from around the world. Local dutar performer Eugene Leung and guzheng performer Jessie Law will participate in the performance, further enriching the musical diversity of the concert.

　　Juraev is a master performer on long-necked lutes from Central Asia. He was born into a musical family in northern Tajikistan, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album in 2007. He was an artist-in-residence at Harvard University, and has been the music director of Tajikistan’s State Ensemble of Shashmaqom since 2020, by which he has performed and promoted Tajik music around the world. He has also collaborated with a wide range of musicians from the East and the West, including pipa virtuoso Wu Man, the Kronos Quartet and more.
 
　　The “Tajik Music with Sirojiddin Juraev – Tradition and Innovation on the Silk Road” concert will be staged at 8pm on June 17 (Monday) at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall. Tickets priced at $240 and $280 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. A meet-the-artist session will be held after the performance. Members of the audience are welcome to stay behind to join. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7321 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/programs_1703.html. 

          

     The Rating and Valuation Department (RVD) today (April 26) reminded members of the public that they may search for rateable values effective from April 1 this year on the Valuation List and the Government Rent Roll on the RVD’s website (www.rvd.gov.hk) or its Property Information Online website (www.rvdpi.gov.hk) by May 31.

     Proposals to alter the new rateable values must be served on the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation (the Commissioner) by May 31 by submitting an electronic form (Form e-R20A) using the Electronic Submission of Forms service provided on the RVD website, or on the specified form (Form R20A). Form R20A is available from the RVD’s website, or at the RVD’s office or any Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of the Home Affairs Department. Completed forms must be served on the Commissioner by personal service or by post.  Proposals served by fax will not be accepted.

     A spokesman for the RVD emphasised that under the Rating Ordinance and the Government Rent (Assessment and Collection) Ordinance, proposals served on the Commissioner after May 31 would not be accepted.

     “Notwithstanding the lodging of a proposal, payers of rates and Government rent must pay rates and Government rent by the last day for payment shown on the demand notes. We will carefully consider all proposals and inform the proposers of our decisions before December 1. Any changes in rates and Government rent payable resulting from such decisions will date back to April 1 this year and any overpayment will be adjusted in subsequent demands,” the spokesman said. read more

     The Drainage Services Department (DSD) today (April 26) announced that the tender period for the contract for Shek Kip Mei Stormwater Storage Scheme and Drainage Improvement Works in Eastern District and Lei Yue Mun (Contract No. DC/2024/06) has been extended to noon on May 17.

     The DSD invited tenders for the contract on March 22. The tender period was originally scheduled to expire at noon on May 3.

     The extension of the tender period was gazetted today. Details of the tender notice are available at the DSD’s website (www.dsd.gov.hk/EN/Tender_Notices/Current_Tenders/index.html).

     The DSD has commissioned Binnies Hong Kong Limited to design and supervise the works. For enquiries, please call the company at 2601 1000 during office hours. read more