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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
2. The effect of the amendment is to add a paragraph to section 8 of the principal Ordinance which will make it clear that the public use in Hong Kong of a United Kingdom Patent by the owner thereof prior to his application for registration will not be a bar to such registration.
3. Rule No. 1 of the Rules made by the Registrar of Patents under section 11 of the principal Ordinance and published in the Government Gazette of the 5th February, 1926, is also being amended for the same purpose as directed by the Secretary of State.
TOBACCO ORDINANCE, 1931.
The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to the taxation of tobacco." He said:-This is another consolidation ordinance, and follows the scheme under which it is hoped before long to consolidate all revenue ordinances.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the Bill was read a first time.
Objects and Reasons.
The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:-- This Ordinance consolidates and to some extent amends the law relating to the taxation of tobacco. A table of correspondence is attached which indicates the source of the various sections and the nature of the amendments.
BETTING DUTY ORDINANCE, 1931.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to make provision for the taxation of bets on the authorised totalisators or pari-mutuels, and on contributions or subscriptions towards authorised cash sweeps." He said:-Such taxation has been imposed in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, under which a flat rate of five per cent. is charged as duty. Under this Ordinance five per cent, will only be charged in relation to cash sweeps, and three per cent. for tickets on the totalisator and pari-mutuels. The Ordinance contains a schedule giving the regulations with which the Governor-in-Council is hoping to start.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the Bill was read a first time.
Objects and Reasons.
The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:-
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