582673-1940-Dutiable-Commodities-Ord--1931--Regulations-under-the — Page 16

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Part VIII- contd.

Marking of certain liquors.

Interpreta- tion.

Marking of premises.

Retailers' books:

stock book;

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. JULY 26. 1940.

REGULATIONS,-contd.

4.---CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY FOR LIQUORS,--contd.

(i) rice spirit-liu pun (4), sheung ching (*) or sam ching (*):

(i) molasses spirit-to liu pun (14), to sheung ching (1) or to sam ching (£).

If for sale, its strength in alcohol measured by weight shall not be less than-

(i) liu pun, or to liu pun

(ii) sheung ching, or to sheung ching

(iii) sam ching, or to sam ching

(3) for wines-

18 per cent.

22 per cent.

30 per cent.

(a) port: the fermented expressed juice of the grape produced in the Alto Douro district in the north-east of Portugal, shipped from Oporto, and wine of similar nature and quality from other countries or districts.

Port shall be free from added colouring matter and pre- servatives other than alcohol and shall contain not less than 12 per cent. of alcohol by weight:

(b) sherry: the fermented expressed juice of the grape, the produce of Jerez (or Xores) de la Frontera, shipped from Cadiz in Spain, and wine of similar nature and quality from other countries or districts.

Sherry shall be free from added colouring matter and preservatives other than alcohol and shall contain not less than 12 per cent. of alcohol by weight.

76. The name of the place of origin of port not pro- duced in the Alto Douro district in Portugal, or sherry not produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, shall be clearly marked on every container thereof.

B. RETAILERS.

77. In the following regulations relating to retailers (a) "Goods" means duty-paid goods;

(b)

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Retailer includes any person licensed to sell goods retail and every person for the time being in charge of his licensed premises.

78. There shall be legibly and permanently marked on the outside of the licensed premises of every retailer, in English and Chinese, in characters at least three inches high, the words [retailer's name] LICENSED RETAILER OF [nature of goods for which he is licensed] NO. [number of licence].

79. Every retailer shall, to the satisfaction of the Super- intendent and in a form approved by him, keep in the licensed premises-

(1) a stock book, in which he shall duly enter the quantity of all goods received, treated or sold in the licensed premises; in particular-

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