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REVENUE
DETAILS OF REVENUE
Approved Estimate 1952-53
Estimate 1953-54
$
$
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1-DUTIES
1 Import duty on hydrocarbon oils
15,000,000
14,000,000
(1)
2 Import duty on liquor
13,000,000
11,000,000
(2)
3 Import duty on perfumed spirits
500,000
400,000
(2)
4 Import duty on tobacco
30,000,000
32,500,000
(3)
5 Duty on locally-manufactured liquor
5,000,000
5,500,000 (4)
6 Duty on proprietary medicines and toilet preparations.
4,000,000
3,000,000 (5)
7 Duty on table waters
1,500,000
2,000,000
(3)
Total...
69,000,000
68,400,000
2 RATES
1 Hong Kong
2 Kowloon
3 New Territories
Total
19,500,000
20,500,000 (6)
12,500,000
13,300,000
(6)
70,000
78,000 (6)
32,070,000
33,878,000
3-INTERNAL REVENUE
1 Bets and sweeps tax
2 Business registration tax
3 Dance halls tax ...
4 Earnings and profits tax
5 Entertainment tax
6 Estate duty
7 Meals and liquor tax
8 Stamp duties
Total
4-LICENCES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES
A-LICENCES
6,500,000
7,500,000 (3)
4,000,000
8,000,000
(3)
700,000
600,000
(5)
60,000,000
100,000,000
(7)
9,000,000
9,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000 (2)
12,000,000
12,000,000
99,700,000
144,100,000
1 Air services
2 Arms
3 Auctioneers
7,000
7,000
52,600
50,400
1,800
1,800
4 Bakehouses
5 Banks
6 Billiard tables
7 Boats
8 Cafes
9,000
9,000
615,000
550,000
(8)
11,100
27,300
(3)
400,000
380,000
(5)
8,000
9,000
9 Cattle, goats, and swine
16,000
30,000
(9) (10)
10 Chinese boarding houses
24,500
26,500
11 Companies, local registers
5,000
3,000 (5)
12 Dairies
2,200
2,200
13 Dance halls
20,000
24,000
(11)
14 Dangerous goods
40,000
45,000
(3)
15 Dangerous and offensive trades
29,200
29,200
16 Dogs
95,000
100,000
(3)
17 Emigration passage brokers
4,000
2,400
(8)
18 Ferries
8,400
40,800
(12)
19 Fishing stakes and stations
1,000
1,000
20 Food factories
42,000
42,000
21 Food-preserving establishments
26,000
27,000
22 Forestry, New Territories
8,000
8,000
23 Game
24 Hawkers
35,000
32,500
821,000
861,300 (9)
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