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Cars

(b) motor cycles and motor tricycles

Old fees

New fees

175

200

(c) goods vehicle -

(i)

not exceeding 20 cwt, weight unladen;

300

400

(ii)

exceeding 20 cwt, and not exceed -

ing 45 cwt, weight unladen;

600

800

(iii) exceeding 45 cwt, and not exceed -

ing 75 cwt, weight unladen;

900

1, 200

(iv) exceeding 75 cwt, weight

*

unladen;

1, 200

1,600

(d) taxis -

(i)

Hong Kong and Kowloon ($20 for

the driver and $60 for each

passerger)

(ii) New Territories

(e) private light buses

320)

900

500)

480

900

The additional revenue yield accruing from these increases and adjustments in 1979-80 is estimated at $41 million.

Publicity

15

As these proposed changes have received publicity at the time of the budget speech, it is unlikely that their enactment will attract further significant comment.

Advice Sought

16

(a)

Honourable Members will be asked to advise:

whether the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No 4) Bill 1979, the Estate Duty (Amendment) Bill 1979, the Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax) (Amendment) Bill 1979 and the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Amendment) Bill 1979 should be introduced into the Legislative Council; and

(b) whether the Shipping and Port Control (Amendment)

Regulations 1979 should be made.

(The Commissioner of Inland Revenue (Mr R. V. GIDDY), the Director of Marine (Mr M. J. ALEXANDER), the Commissioner for Transport (Mr A. T. ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT) and the Assistant Law Draftsman (Acting) (Mr A.J. DOWLING) will attend before the Council for the discussion of this item).

29th March 1979 G.S. 84(CR_L/M 65/79)

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