THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 9, 1941.
692
No. 537.
Hong Kong.
TOILET PREPARATIONS RESOLUTION.
RESOLVED pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, 1931, with effect from two o'clock p.m. on Thursday, the tenth day of April, 1941, as follows-
APPLICATION OF ORDINANCE TO TOILET
[s. 3.]
PREPARATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER SUBSTANCES.
All the provisions of the Dutiable Commodities Ordin- ance, 1931, except Parts II, III and IV thereof, shall apply to toilet preparations.
For the purposes of this resolution "toilet preparations " means any substance commonly used for the toilet and includes
toilet soap;
shaving soap and cream;
tooth paste or powder and liquid preparations for dental
purposes or mouth washes;
perfumed spirits;
toilet paste or powder;
toilet cream;
hair dye;
scented sachets;
lipstick, rouge and grease paint ;
preparations for use in manicure and chiropody;
preparations, whether medicinal or not, for use on the
hair, face or body;
bath salts and essences;
smelling salts;
prepared Fuller's earth:
but does not include any substance made and sold under a name or synonym specified in the British Pharmacopoeia or the British Pharmaceutical Codex.
[s. 4.]
DUTIES ON TOILET PREPARATIONS.
Duty shall be payable on toilet preparations at the following rates-
On any quantity for retail at a price
(excluding the duty)-
not exceeding 10 cents
over 10 cents and not exceeding 20 cents
20
50
$1.00
$1.50
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Duty.
1 cent
2 cents
50
5
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J
$1.00
10
J
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$1.50
15
$2.00
20
and in addition, for every dollar or fraction of
a dollar by which the retail price exceeds
$2.00
10
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