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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991

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NEW RULES ON DUTY-FREE CONCESSION RATE FOR FUEL

EXCISE

DEPARTMENT

TODAY

REMINDED THE CUSTOMS AND

(TUESDAY)

OF REGULATIONS DRIVERS OF CROSS-BORDER GOODS VEHICLES THAT A NEW SET

FOR FUEL IN THE FUEL SETTING OUT THE RATE OF DUTY-FREE CONCESSION

EFFECT ON TANKS OF GOODS VEHICLES ARRIVING FROM CHINA WILL COME INTO THURSDAY (AUGUST 1).

1991,

REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES

GOODS VEHICLE WITH CYLINDER THE RATE OF DUTY-FREE CONCESSION FOR A

VEHICLES WITH CAPACITY BELOW 3,000 CC IS SET AT 100 LITRES, THAT FOR CYLINDER CAPACITY BETWEEN 3,000 CC AND 10,000 CC THAT FOR GOODS VEHICLES WITH OVER 10,000 LITRES.

IS 200 LITRES AND CC CYLINDER CAPACITY, 300

NEW REGULATIONS WERE A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE

VEHICLES DESIGNED TO PUT AN END TO AN ABUSE BY SOME DRIVERS OF GOODS

OF DUTY-FREE FUEL FROM WHO BROUGHT IN LARGE QUANTITIES RESALE IN HONG KONG.

CHINA

AT PRESENT, FUEL IN WHATEVER QUANTITY IN THE FUEL TANKS OF VEHICLES ARRIVING FROM CHINA IS EXEMPT FROM DUTY.

FOR

ANY

KONG IS SUBSTANTIALLY

GOODS ENLARGED

"AS THE RETAIL PRICE OF DIESEL IN HONG HIGHER THAN THAT IN CHINA, SOME CROSS-BORDER PARTICULARLY DUMP TRUCKS, HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH SO AS TO BRING IN LARGE QUANTITIES OF DUTY-FREE DIESEL FOR HONG KONG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

VEHICLES,

FUEL TANKS RESALE IN

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT REVENUE LOSS MILLION A YEAR.

TO THE GOVERNMENT

IS

$72

THE

SPOKESMAN SAID WHEN SETTING

RATE THE

OF DUTY-FREE THE RESULTS OF A CONCESSION, THE GOVERNMENT HAD TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN THE USUAL FUEL TANK CAPACITY OF GOODS VEHICLES.

"FUEL IN THE NORMAL-SIZE FUEL CONTINUE TO BE EXEMPT FROM DUTY AS EXCEED THE DUTY-FREE CONCESSION.

TANKS OF GOODS VEHICLES WILL THE QUANTITY OF FUEL WILL NOT

IN THAT VEHICLE ONLY. BE PROSECUTED, THE

"THE FUEL EXEMPT FROM DUTY IS FOR USE ANYONE FOUND TO SELL SUCH FUEL IN HONG KONG MAY SPOKESMAN SAID.

LEAFLETS EXPLAINING THE NEW MEASURES ARE BEING DRIVERS OF GOODS VEHICLES AT CUSTOMS CONTROL POINTS SHA TAU KOK AND LOK MA CHAU.

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