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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1991
REMINDER ON DUTY FREE CONCESSIONS
ALL TRAVELLERS
CONCESSIONS FOR
THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAS REMINDED THAT WITH EFFECT FROM SATURDAY (JUNE 1) DUTY FREE TRAVELLERS WILL ONLY BE GRANTED ΤΟ VISITORS, OR RETURNING LOCAL RESIDENTS, WHO HAVE SPENT AT LEAST 24 HOURS OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE NEW MEASURE WAS AIMED AT PREVENTING TRAVELLERS, WHO MAKE MULTIPLE TRIPS THROUGH BORDER CONTROL POINTS TN A SINGLE DAY FROM BRINGING IN CONCESSIONARY CIGARETTES.
THE MAXIMUM DUTY FREE
RESIDENTS WERE AS FOLLOWS:
VISITOR
QUANTITIES FOR VISITORS AND LOCAL
MAXIMUM QUANTITIES
LIQUOR
TOBACCO
PERFUME
TOILET WATER
OTHER ITEMS
- ONE LITRE OF WINE OR SPIRITS
- 200 CIGARETTES OR 50 CIGARS OR
250 ORAMS OF SMOKERS' TORACCO
60 MILLILITRES
254 MI11.1L UTRES
REASONABLE QUANTITIES
LOCAL RESIDENT
LIQUOR
TOBACCO
MAXIMUM QUANTITIES
ONE LITRE OF STILL WINK
100 CIGARETTES OR 25 CIGARS OR 125 GRAMS OF SMOKERS' TOBACCO
60 MILLILITRES
PERFUME
TOILET WATER
OTHER ITEMS
P+
250 MILLILITRES
REASONABLE QUANTITIES
TRAVELLERS
THE
*DUTIABLE GOODS OF THE ABOVE QUANTITIES IMPORTED BY FOR THEIR OWN USE AND IN THEIR BAGGAGE WILL BE EXEMPT FROM DUTY,' SPOKESMAN SAID.
"TRAVELLERS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE DO NOT QUALIFY FOR DUTY LIQUOR AND TOBACCO," HE ADDED.
FREE
/BETWEEN MARCH
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