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GATT WORKING PARTY ON STATISTICS OF M.F.N. AND PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

NO OBJECTION TO INCLUSION OF HONG KONG, BUT SECRETARIAT SHOULD

REALISE.

(A) HONG KONG HAS EXCISE (1.E. CONSUMPTION) AND NOT IMPORT DUTIES: (B) THESE ARE PAID ON BOTH IMPORTED AND LOCALLY MADE GOODS,

THE LATTER PAYING THE COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCE RATE EXCEPT FOR

BEER WHERE THE HONG KONG RATE IS SLIGHTLY LOWER:

(C) COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCE EXCISE DUTY RATES APPLY ONLY TO

LIQUOR AND TOBACCO :

(D) THERE IS A FIRST LICENSING TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLES WHICH HAS

A COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCE RATE:

(E) THE POINT MADE IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF YOUR MEMORANDUM 36.

2. AS REGARDS FIGURES, WE HAVE NO RECORD OF THE VALUE OF PREFERENTIAL IMPORTS. IT WOULD BE REASONABLE TO ASSUME, HOWEVER, THAT LIQUOR,

TOBACCO AND MOTOR VEHICLES APPEARING IN OUR IMPORT STATISTICS AS COMING

FROM COMMONWEALTH SOURCES ATTRACTED THE C.P. RATES OF EXCISE

DUTY.

3. DUTY ON METHYL ALCOHOL WAS REMOVED IN THE LAST BUDGET.

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