Hong Kong Blue Book, 1936

This is a Hong Kong Blue Book for 1936, an official government administrative and statistical publication. The volume comprises detailed financial, legal, and regulatory specifications rather than narrative content. The document includes a comprehensive table of contents listing sections on agriculture, air services, civil establishments, criminal statistics, education, hospitals, imports and exports, legislation, public works, railways, shipping, and taxation. Following the contents index is a detailed alphabetical index of specific taxes, duties, fees, and revenue sources administered across Hong Kong's colonial government. The volume concludes with specifications of taxes and duties, beginning with detailed tariff schedules for intoxicating and spirituous liquors categorized by type—champagnes, brandies, wines, ciders, and beers—with differential rates based on origin, proof strength, and fermentation specifications. This reference work served as the authoritative compendium of colonial administrative and fiscal regulations.