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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 9, 1941.

692

No. 537.

Hong Kong.

TOILET PREPARATIONS RESOLUTION.

RESOLVED pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, 1931, with effect from two o'clock p.m. on Thursday, the tenth day of April, 1941, as follows-

APPLICATION OF ORDINANCE TO TOILET

[s. 3.]

PREPARATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER SUBSTANCES.

All the provisions of the Dutiable Commodities Ordin- ance, 1931, except Parts II, III and IV thereof, shall apply to toilet preparations.

For the purposes of this resolution "toilet preparations " means any substance commonly used for the toilet and includes

toilet soap;

shaving soap and cream;

tooth paste or powder and liquid preparations for dental

purposes or mouth washes;

perfumed spirits;

toilet paste or powder;

toilet cream;

hair dye;

scented sachets;

lipstick, rouge and grease paint ;

preparations for use in manicure and chiropody;

preparations, whether medicinal or not, for use on the

hair, face or body;

bath salts and essences;

smelling salts;

prepared Fuller's earth:

but does not include any substance made and sold under a name or synonym specified in the British Pharmacopoeia or the British Pharmaceutical Codex.

[s. 4.]

DUTIES ON TOILET PREPARATIONS.

Duty shall be payable on toilet preparations at the following rates-

On any quantity for retail at a price

(excluding the duty)-

not exceeding 10 cents

over 10 cents and not exceeding 20 cents

20

50

$1.00

$1.50

وو

Duty.

1 cent

2 cents

50

5

وو

J

$1.00

10

J

وو

$1.50

15

$2.00

20

and in addition, for every dollar or fraction of

a dollar by which the retail price exceeds

$2.00

10

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