This can be entered, together with the receipt number, on a web page maintained by the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau.

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Under a new "dual point" ordering system that is being rolled out nationwide, the customer places an order at one end of the counter and is given a receipt with a number.

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Many banks and businesses now print only the last few numbers of the account number on a receipt.

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You will need to proceed to the nearest docking station and punch in the number from your coded receipt to get your bike.

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The great advantage here is that the maximum number of employees will get tax receipts for their donations (in most countries you only get a tax receipt if you donate to the local chapter of your country) plus the local chapter is much better equipped to provide follow-up services to the donor.

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