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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 7, 1941.

No. 267.

Hong Kong.

Resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council under sections 3 and 5 of the Entertainments Tax Ordinance, 1930, as amended by the Entertainments Tax Amendment Ordinance, 1941, on the 6th March, 1941.

RESOLVED pursuant to sections 3 and 5 of the Enter- tainments Tax Ordinance, 1930, as amended by the Enter- tainments Tax Amendment Ordinance, 1941, that as from the 1st day of April, 1941, the rates of Entertainments Duty at present in force be abolished and that Entertainments Duty at the following rates be substituted therefor :-

RATES OF ENTERTAINMENTS DUTY.

Amount of payment.

Where the amount of payment for ad- mission, excluding the amount of the duty-

does not exceed 4 cents

Rate of duty.

Free.

exceeds 4 cents and does not exceed

10 cents

1 cent.

exceeds 10 cents and does not exceed

20 cents

2 cents.

exceeds 20 cents and does not exceed

35 cents

5 cents.

exceeds 35 cents and does not exceed

60 cents

10 cents.

exceeds 60 cents and does not exceed

$1.00

20 cents.

exceeds $1.00 and does not exceed

$1.40

30 cents.

exceeds $1.40 and does not exceed

$2.00

40 cents.

exceeds $2.00 and does not exceed

$3.00

50 cents.

exceeds $3.00 and does not exceed

$4.00

70 cents.

exceeds $4.00 and does not exceed

$5.00

$1.00.

exceeds $5

6th March, 1941.

$1.30 for the first $5.00 and 30 cents for each additional dollar or part thereof.

C. BRAMALL BURGESS,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.