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SCHEDULE.
Pokfulam District Supply.
The Financial Secretary to move the following resolution :-
LIQUORS DUTIES RESOLUTION.
$5,000
RESOLVED pursuant to section 39 of the Liquors Ordin- ance, 1931, Ordinance No. 36 of 1931, that the Liquors Duties Resolution of the 9th September, 1936, published in the Gazette by Notification No. 745 of the 11th September, 1936, be rescinded with effect from 2 o'clock P.M. on Thursday, the 12th day of October, 1939, and that thereafter the duties to be paid upon intoxicating or spirituous liquors imported into, or distilled, made or prepared in the Colony shall be assessed in Hong Kong currency as in the following Table :-
Part I.
European Type Liquor.
Liquors brewed or distilled in the Colony.
Liquors consigned from and grown or produced
in the British
Empire.
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Liquors of other origia.
per
per
gallon.
gallon.
per gallon.
On all liqueurs, champagne
and other sparkling
wines
16.25
26.00
On all brandy
6.25
20.00
On all gin, whisky and other
spirituous liquors
12.50
20.00
On all port, sherry and
madeira
7.50
12.00
On all other still wines
6.25
10.00
On cider and perry
0.80
0.80
On beer (as defined in the
Ordinance, but exclu-
On all other beer (as defined in the Ordinance, but exclusive of cider and perry) whether in con- centrated form, or as ale basis, or malt and hops concentrate, Or otherwise
with the addition of $0.02 per gallon for every degree by which the original gravity exceeds 1045 degrees as measured by the "Bates" standard sac- charometer.
On all intoxicating liquors above the strength of 20 degrees under proof, for every degree above such strength in addi- tion to the appropriate duty as above
sive of cider and perry) not exceeding 1055 degrees original gravity, that is to say, the specific gravity of the worts before fermenta- tion
with the addition of $0.02 per gallon for every degree by which the original gravity of the worts for such beer exceeds 1055 degrees as measured by the "Bates" standard sac- charometer.
0.70
0.80
0.80
Liquors brewed or distilled in
the Colony-
Liquora consigned
from and grown or produced
in the British En:pire.
Liquors of
other origin,
per
gallon.
per gallon,
per gallon.
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.15
0.24
Part II.
Chinese Type Liquor.
On all Chinese type spirits containing not more than 25 per cent. of alcohol by weight
On all Chinese type spirits containing more than 25 per cent. of alcohol by weight, for every one per cent. of addi- tional alcoholic strength by weight
1.50
1.75
1.75
0.06
0.06
0.06
Part III.
Japanese Type Liquor.
On all sake containing not more than 25 per cent. of alcohol by weight...
1.50
1.50
1.60
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