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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 24, 1932.
L.S.
HONG KONG.
No. 20 of 1932.
I assent.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Officer Administering the Government.
Short title.
Amend- ment of Ordinance No. 36 of 1931.
24th June, 1932.
An Ordinance to amend the Liquors Ordinance, 1931.
[24th June, 1932.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Liquors Amend- ment Ordinance, 1932.
2. The Liquors Ordinance, 1931, is amended—
(a) by the substitution of the word "alcoholic" for the word "intoxicating" in the title, section 2 (9), section 2 (10), the heading to section 41, section 55 (2), section 58 (1), section 88 (1), section 88 (2) and section 88 (5).
(b) by the substitution of the word "dutiable" for "intoxicating" wherever it occurs in section 77, section 84 and section 88 (3).
(c) by the deletion of the word "intoxicating" wherever it occurs in section 78 (6) and section 83.
(d) by the substitution of the words "not liable to duty under this Ordinance" for the words "unfit for use as a beverage" in section 2 (8).
(e) by the insertion of the words "and such other conditions as the Superintendent may impose" before the full stop at the end of sections 43 (1), 43 (2), 43 (3) first paragraph 44 (1), 46 (1) and 56 (1).
(f) by the substitution of the following paragraph for section 2 (27) :-
(27) "Spirituous liquors" means liquors containing more than two per cent of proof spirit, but shall not include denatured spirits.
(g) by the substitution of the words "goods or" for the words "goods of" in section SS (8).
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 23rd day of June, 1932.
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R. A. C. NORTH,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.