SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1991
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NEW MEASURE ON DUTY FREE CONCESSION
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FROM JUNE 1, THE DUTY FREE CONCESSION FOR TRAVELLERS WILL BE GRANTED TO VISITORS OR RETURNING LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SPENT LEAST 24 HOURS OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
AIMED AT (SATURDAY) THAT THE NEW MEASURE WAS WHO MAKE MULTIPLE TRIPS IN A SINGLE DAY FROM WITHIN THE DUTY FREE CONCESSION.
THE MAXIMUM DUTY FREE RESIDENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
VISITORS
ONLY
AT
SAID DEPARTMENT
PREVENTING BRINGING IN
TODAY TRAVELLERS CIGARETTES
QUANTITIES
FOR
VISITORS
AND
LOCAL
MAXIMUM QUANTITIES
LIQUOR
TOBACCO
ONE LITRE OF WINË OR SPIRITS
50
CIGARS OR
250
200 CIGARETTES OR -GRAMS OF SMOKERS' TOBACCO
PERFUME
TOILET WATER
OTHER ITEMS
LOCAL RESIDENTS
LIQUOR
TOBACCO
60 MILLILITRES
250 MILLILITRES
REASONABLE QUANTITIES
MAXIMUM QUANTITIES
ONE LITRE OF STILL WINE
100 CIGARETTES OR GRAMS OF SMOKERS' TOBACCO
25 CIGARS OR 125
PERFUME
TOILET WATER
OTHER ITEMS
60 MILLILITRES
250 MILLILITRES
REASONABLE QUANTITIES
TRAVELLERS
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"DUTIABLE GOODS AT THE ABOVE QUANTITIES IMPORTED BY
BE EXEMPT FROM DUTY, FOR THEIR OWN USE AND IN THEIR BAGGAGE SHALL THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"TRAVELLERS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE DO NOT QUALIFY FOR DUTY LIQUOR AND TOBACCO, HE ADDED.
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BETWEEN MARCH 7 AND MAY 17, 344 PERSONS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED POSSESSION OF DUTIABLE GOODS FOR WHICH DUTY HAS NOT BEEN PAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID 238 OF THESE
FREE
FOR
OFFENCES WERE IDENTIFIED AT
DRIVERS RETURNING CLOTHING AND BAGGAGE, OR
CUSTOMS CONTROL POINTS AND INVOLVED TRAVELLERS AND FROM CHINA CONCEALING CIGARETTES IN THEIR INSIDE THEIR VEHICLES.
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