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No, of Heading,

LIST OF HONGKONG STAMP DUTIES

Instrument.

Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with any duty.

Exemption.

Policies of insurance, duplic- cates of: See Policy of insurance (8).

Equitable mortgage: See Mort-

gage.

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Exchange.

Duty.

Nature of Stamp.

Point of time before which, or period within

which, the instrument must be staniped.

Person liable

for

stamping,

where stamping

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compulsory.

Where the Overem- 7 days after Voluntary.

duty on bossed. execution.

the ori- ginal in- strument does not exceed $2: the same duty as the original instru-

ment.

Where the

duty on

the ori- ginal in- strument exceeds $2: 82.

The same duty 43 04 a convey- ance on sale for a consideration| equal to the value of the property of the greater value.

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All persons executing.

20 Exchange Contract Cancellation 10 cts. for Adhe-

Note.

every $500 or part thereof.

sive.

2 days after

cancella- tion, etc. See sec- tion 22 (5).

Wag

If one party to the contract a banker and the other party was not a banker, the banker. In every other case, the seller.

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Foreclosure Order the duty to be calculated on the value of the property.

Where the Overem-

value of bossed.

the pro-

perty does

Before the

The person

order

is

signed by

obtaining the order.

the Regis-

notexceed

$20,000: 50 cts. for every $100 or part thereof. Where the value of the

property exceeds $20,000: $1 for every $100 or part

thereof.

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