Hong Kong Regulations

DUTIABLE COMMODITIES REGULATIONS - REGULATION 65

Method of determining quality of liquors

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) The quality of any liquor shall be determined by the Government Chemist as
follows-

   (a)  in the case of any spirit specified in regulation 66(b)(v), upon
        analysis; (L.N. 452 of 1996)

   (b)  in the case of other liquor, in his discretion-

        (i)    upon analysis; or

        (ii)   upon a certificate of origin required by regulation 63; or

        (iii)  upon both such analysis and such certificate.

(2) The higher alcohols in spirit shall be determined by such method of
analysis as the Government Chemist thinks fit. (L.N. 157 of 1974)