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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 16, 1933.

and shall contain the proportions of volatile acidity, aldehydes, furfural, ethers, and higher alcohols, as are natural to molasses spirit, and shall possess the aroma and flavour natural to molasses spirit, and shall not be sold, class for class, at a strength weaker than that given in the schedule hereunder.

SCHEDULE.

Minimum strength in alcohol measured by weight at which Rice and Molasses spirit shall be sold:

Liu Pun, not weaker than 18 per cent.

Sheung Ching, not weaker than 22 per cent. Sam Ching, not weaker than 30 per cent.

IMMATURE SPIRITS REGULATIONS.

1. The definitions of brandy and whisky set forth in the regulations for the time being and from time to time in force under the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, shall apply to these regulations

2. In these regulations the terms "uncertificated brandy" and "uncertificated whisky" shall include respectively all brandy and whisky hereafter imported into the Colony except such brandy and whisky as shall have been matured in wood for not less than three years.

3. No uncertificated brandy or whisky shall be removed from any ship except into a general bonded warehouse, or to another ship for the purpose of exportation,

4. No uncertificated brandy or whisky shall be removed from any general bonded warehouse, except into another general bonded warehouse, or to a ship for the purpose of exportation.

5. Notwithstanding anything in these regulations it shall be lawful for the Superintendent in his discretion to allow re- moval for any purpose of such small quantities of uncertifi- cated brandy or whisky as he may think fit, if he is satisfied that such brandy or whisky has been imported by a person for his private consumption.

[s. 88 (8).]

SHIP'S STORES, EXEMPTED FROM DUTY. ♪

1. Dutiable liquors required for use as ship's stores and removed from a general bonded or licensed warehouse to the ship for the use of which they are required under an export permit in Form No. 3 in the Third Schedule to the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, are hereby exempted from duty. The cases or vessels containing all such liquors shall be clearly and permanently marked on at least three sides in letters not less than three inches long with the words "Ship's Stores" and the name of the ship.

2. The exemption from duty of dutiable liquors required for use as ship's stores and removed from a general bonded or licensed warehouse to the ship for the use of which they are required under an export permit in the prescribed form. which exemption is set forth above, shall only extend and

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