THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 7, 1941.
the Gazette of 7th November, 1940, be revoked with effect from nine o'clock a.m. on Thursday, the sixteenth day of January, 1941, and that thereafter duty shall be payable on hydrocarbon oils at the following rates per gallon
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(1) on light oils
80 cents
(2) on heavy oils to be used as fuel for any
heavy oil road vehicle
40 cents
(3) on other hydrocarbon oils
10 cents
(2) RESOLVED pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, 1931, with effect from nine o'clock a.m. on Thursday, the sixteenth day of January, 1941, as follows---
[s. 3.] APPLICATION OF ORDINANCE TO TABLE WATERS.
All the provisions of the Dutiable Commodities Ordin- ance, 1931, except Parts II, III and IV thereof, shall apply to table waters.
For the purposes of this resolution, "table waters includes any aerated waters and any beverages sold or kept for sale in bottles, other than syrups or other liquids intended to be consumed only in a diluted form.
[s. 4.]
DUTY ON TABLE WATERS.
Duty shall be payable on table waters at twenty-four cents per gallon.
For the purposes of this resolution, twelve reputed pints or six reputed quarts shall be deemed to be one gallon.
(3) RESOLVED pursuant to section 4 of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance,
1931, as follows-
That the DUTIES ON LIQUORS set forth in the resolu- tion of the Legislative Council published as Government Notification No. 841 in the Gazette of 26th July, 1940, as amended by the resolution of the Legislative Council published as Government Notification No. 963 in the Gazette of 30th August, 1940, be revoked with effect from nine o'clock a.m. on Thursday, the sixteenth day of January, 1941, and that thereafter duty shall be payable on liquors at the following rates per gallon-
On-
PART I.
Hong
Empire Other Kong origin. origin.
origin.
Liqueurs, champagne and other
sparkling wines
Brandy
18.00
26.00
16.00
24.00
Gin, whisky and other spirituous
liquors
16.00
16.00
24.00
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