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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 15, 1921.
(f.) In To Kwa Wan, Taipo Road (New Kontoon Inland Lot No. 34 and Neve
Kowloon Farm Lot No. 6):-
from present percentages to 141⁄2o«.
(gì An the remaining portions of the Hill District and in Wong Nei Chung, Sookonpo, Kwat Chun Long, Quarry Bay, Sai Wan Terrace. Aberdeen, Mongkok and Ma Tau Wei or more particularly in the areas edged yellow on the said plans marked A and B :-
from present percentages to 13%.
xhộ In any other place :-
From 7% to 10%.
His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question put and agreed to.
Liquor Duties.-The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the following Resolution
Resolved that on and after the 7th day of April, 1921, the duties payable upon intosivating liquors heretofore or hereafter imported into, distilled, made or prepared in the Colony shall be as follows, namely:
On all brandy and liqueurs
On all whisky, gin, rum, and other spirituous Liquors
$10.00 per gallon.
:
6.00
On all champagnes and other sparkling wines
10.00
On all port, sherry, and madeira .......
4.00
On all other still wines in bottle
8.00
On all other still wings in wood
2550
On all other intoxicating liquors excepting spirits of wine and natire
wines and spirits
0.40
On all spirits of wine and arrack
65.00
On all native wines and spirits :
(a) $0.60 cents a gallon on the native liquors known as Tin Pan and Sheung
Ching and on the following sweetened, prepared, and medicated wines :
No Mai Tsau, Hal No Mai, Man Kan, Yuk Lan, Ning Mun Tsan. Tsing Mai,Muk Kwa, Sun Fung. Wu Tau, Shit Li Tsun. Shan Kai, Lung San Tsau, Tei Kuk, Sam Pin. Tit To. Fung Shap, and Wai Shang.
All such liquor shall contain not more than 25% of alcohol by weight. (b) $0.80 cents a gallon on the native liquor known as Sam Ching, containing not
more than 35% of alcohol by weight.
(c) $100 a gallon on the native liquor known as Fa Tsau and on the following
strectened, prepared, or medicared wines : ---
Ng Ka Pei, Mui Kwai Lo, Sz Kirok Kung, Fu Kiat Mak Kwa, Yan
Chau Lo, and Ko Leung Kon.
All such liquor shall contain not more than 45% of alcohol by weight.
(d) $1.20 a gallon on the native liquor known as Fan Tsau, if containing 51%% or under of alcohol by weight, "with the addition of six cents for every one per centum between 50% and 55% af alcohol by weight.
(e) $150) a gallon with the addition of ten rents for every one per tentum above 55% of alcohol by weight im any native liquor containing abare 55% of alrohat by weight.
$0.20 cents per gallon on all natire liquor distilled in the New Territories, not including New Kowloon and the Island of Cheung Chau, for consumption in the said Territories.
Further resolved that :
1. On native wines and spirits declared or labelled as belonging to any of the above divisions the appropriate duty therein lid down shall be paid except that on any native liquor however declared or labelled found by the Gorermment Analyst or such person as the Governor may from time to time appoint in that behalf to contain more aleobal than is permitted in the division to which if is declared or labelled as belonging there shall be paid the appropriate duty of the division in which the amount of alcohol found has placed it: "cach division in such case shall represent natire liquor of the lindit of strength in alcohol therein stated and irrespective of any definition or description of such liquor, and on any native wines and spirits not declared or tabelled as belonging to any division there shall be paid the duty appropriate to the division in which the amount of alcohol found by the Government Analyst or such person as the Governor way from time to time appoint on that behalf has placed it.
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