CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941 — Page 32

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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

3. The rates at present in force are as follows:-

Where the amount of payment for admission, excluding the

amount of duty-

does not exceed 20 cents

exceeds 20 cents and does not exceed 50 cents

Free

5 cents

exceeds 50 cents and does not exceed $1

exceeds $1 and does not exceed $2

10 cents

..

20 cents

exceeds $2 and does not exceed $3

30 cents

exceeds $3 and does not exceed $4

40 cents

exceeds $4 and does not exceed $5

exceeds $5

50 cents

50 cents for the first $5 and 20 cents for each addi- tional $5 or part thereof.

4. As the War Expenditure of the Colony recently undertaken or contemplated exceeds the estimate of revenue from the War Taxation Ordinance, the question of introducing a Resolution into the Legislative Council providing for an increase in the above rates has had to be considered; and in this connexion it has been deemed desirable to reduce the maximum for duty free admission charges from 20 cents to 4 cents and at the same time to increase the duties on all other admission charges.

5. This necessitates amending section 5 (1) (a) of the Ordinance by changing the 20 cents exemption to 4 cents which is effected by clause 2 of the Bill.

HOLIDAYS AMENDMENT BILL, 1941.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Holidays Ordinance, 1912."

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a second time.

On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.

Upon Council resuming,

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment, and moved the third reading. THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.

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