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WEDNES MI, MM, 1985
BILL PROVIDES FOR SOFT DRINK, COSMETICS DUTY
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A BILL TO AMEND THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE AND DUTIABLE COMMODITIES REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF DUTY ON NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND COSMETICS AND TO BRING CONCENTRATES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE ORDINANCE, WAS READ A SECOND TIME BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985, SIR JOHN SAID CLAUSE 5 WOULD AMEND SECTION 26A, WHICH AT PRESENT APPLIED ONLY TO IMPORTED DUTIABLE GOODS. THE AMENDMENT WOULD EXTEND THE METHOD OF ASSESSING THE VALUE OF GOODS TO GOODS MANUFACTURED IN HONG KONG.
HE SAID THE CALCULATION OF THE NORMAL PRICE OF SUCH DUTIABLE GOODS WOULD BE DETERMINED ON THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT THE GOODS HAD BEEN DELIVERED TO THE BUYER AT HIS PREMISES, AND THAT THE SELLER BORE ALL CHARGES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING TRANSPORT, INCIDENTAL TO THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF THE GOODS TO THE BUYER. AS WAS THE CASE FOR IMPORTED GOODS, THE BUYER WOULD BEAR ANY DUTY PAYABLE
IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
OTHER AMENDMENTS WOULD ENABLE THE COMMISSIONER TO REQUIRE AN IMPORTER OR MANUFACTURER OF JUICE TO MAKE A DECLARATION AS TO THE FRUIT OR VEGETABLE FROM WHICH THE JUICE HAD BEEN EXTRACTED, AND WOULD PROVIDE FEES FOR LICENCES IN CONNECTION WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND COSMETICS.
SIR JOHN ALSO GAVE NOTICE THAT, AT THE COMMITTEE STAGE OF THE BILL, HE WOULD MOVE TWO AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT WOULD BE FOR DELETION OF +ESSENTIAL OIL+ FROM SECTION 76 (D), AS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 9 OF THE BILL, FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE TRADE.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT WAS A MINOR AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 12 OF THE BILL TO EXTEND THE HEADING TO PART VI OF THE SCHEDULE IN THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE CONCENTRATE, THIS AMENDMENT WAS CONSEQUENTIAL TO OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE BILL, HE SAID.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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