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Application.
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one-quarter of their value is the result of labour within the Commonwealth; or
(c) of Hong Kong origin or manufactured in this Colony, if they are proved to the satisfaction of the Director to have been sub- stantially produced or manufactured, as the case may be, in the Colony.
(3) The Governor in Council may by order amend, add to, or delete from the Schedule.
3. (1) This Ordinance shall apply to alcoholic liquors, tobacco, hydrocarbon oils, table waters and methyl alcohol.
(2) The Legislative Council may from time to time by resolution published in the Gazette apply to any substance any of the provisions of this Ordinance specified in the resolution with such modifications, if any, as may to them seem desirable, baving regard to the nature of the substance to which the resolution relates.
(3) While any resolution relating to any substance is in force under this section the provisions of this Ordinance thereby applied shall have effect as if the substance were goods to which this Ordinance applies, but subject to such modifications, if any, as may be provided by the resolution.
(4) Except as provided in section 18. this Ordinance shall not apply to goods which are the property of or imported or purchased for the Governor or for the Government of the United Kingdom or of this Colony.
(5) Except as may be prescribed by regulations, the provisions of this Ordinance relating to the importation, exportation and movement of goods shall not apply to postal packets as defined in the Post Office Ordinance.
PART II.
GENERAL.
4. (1) The Legislative Council may from time to time by resolu tion published in the Gazette impose any duty on any dutiable goods, or any class of dutiable goods, and may increase, decrease, recast abolish, vary, waive or remit whether generally or particularly any such duty to any extent whatever, or may impose new duties on any such
goods or class of goods, whether or not on the coming into operation of such resolution the goods, or the goods of that class, are already in the Colony.
(2) Every such resolution, and any resolution under section 3 or section. 6, shall come into operation at the time of the passing thereof unless some other time be specified in the resolution and in that case at the time so specified and any resolution may be varied or revoked by any subsequent resolution,
(3) Subject to the provisions of the Public Revenue Protection (Cap. 120). Ordinance, and any order of the Governor thereunder, any duties pay- able at the time of the coming into operation of any resolution under this section shall continue payable, except as otherwise expressly pro- vided in the resolution, until other provision is made therefor under or by virtue of this Ordinance.
5. (1) Where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Director that Drawback. any duty-paid goods have been used in this Colony by qualified persons in the manufacture or preparation of any goods exported or taken as stores on board a ship, vehicle, train or aircraft departing from the Colony, drawback shall be payable to such persons in respect of such duty-paid goods at such rate as may from time to time by regulations be prescribed.
(2) In this section, “qualified person" means a person qualified in manner prescribed by regulations for the purpose of drawback.
6. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulations prescribe of Regulationi. provide for
(a) regulating, restricting, licensing or prohibiting, except by licensed persons and on, from or to licensed premises, vehicles, trains, ships or aircraft, as the case may be, the importation, exportation, manufacture, storage, sale, supply and possession of goods to which this Ordinance applies:
(b) standards of quality for and determining the quality and origin of, and for packing, canning or bottling any goods to which this Ordinance applies to be manufactured, sold or exported under licence; and for materials to be used in such manu- facture:
(c) conditions to be attached to licences and permits, the officers who may grant Licences or permits and the periods for which licences and permits may be issued: and for the surrender of permits after issue: