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as well as rice for seed stock is also deducted after each

harvest.

41.

Water

Other State Taxes.

(a) Industrial Tax. Tax is charged on the

gross income of light industry and

handicrafts.

(b) General Sales Tax. A low rate of turn-

over tax is levied on all stores, shops

and tea houses.

(c) Bicycle Licences. All bicycles must be

registered. The annual licence fee is

about R.M.B. 2.

The

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FU SHING Commune is well off for water.

large SHUM CHUN Reservoir lies within its geographical

boundaries and part of the Commune's irrigation require-

from ments and a large part of its drinking water come

this source. The Commune also contains four smaller

earth-wall dam reservoirs. There are numerous sizeable

fresh water ponds in the low lying areas close to the

SHUM CHUN River and irrigation is quite well developed

and constantly maintained.

Power Supplies

43.

Mains electricity comes from the SHUM CHUN

transformer station, and is distributed through a number

of transformer sub-stations.

The main transformer

/ station

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