Question: Which third state may the alcohol laws of Kansas and Missouri be compared to?
Context: The alcohol laws of Hong Kong are consistent with those of most common law jurisdictions, but the sale of alcohol is more liberal than countries like Canada.  It is strict when compared to China (prior to 2006) and Macau where there is no legal drinking age. The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is a Kansas state government agency responsible for enforcing the alcohol laws of Kansas.  It issues state licenses and permits, monitors the flow of restricted products, inspects licensed premises and enforces restrictions on underage purchasing and drinking of alcohol.  ABC Agents are state certified Law Enforcement agents, therefore being armed and possessing powers of arrest.  While primarily focusing on the enforcement of the Kansas laws regarding liquor, tobacco and tax enforcement, Agents at times assist other law enforcement agencies with other matters of an urgent nature. The alcohol laws of Missouri are among the most permissive in the United States.  Missouri is known throughout the Midwest for its largely laissez-faire approach to alcohol regulation, in sharp contrast to the very strict alcohol laws of some of its neighbors, like Kansas and Oklahoma. The alcohol laws of New York are among the most lenient of any state in the Atlantic Northeast of the United States , but they remain considerably more restrictive than those of Louisiana, Missouri (see alcohol laws of Missouri), Nevada, Illinois, New Mexico, and Arizona. The following table of alcohol laws of the United States provides an overview of alcohol-related laws by first level jurisdictions throughout the US.  This list is not intended to provide a breakdown of such laws by local jurisdiction within a state; see that state's alcohol laws page for more detailed information. The alcohol laws of Kansas are among the strictest in the United States, in sharp contrast to its neighboring state of Missouri (see Alcohol laws of Missouri), and similar to (though somewhat less rigid than) its other neighboring state of Oklahoma (see Alcohol laws of Oklahoma).  Legislation is enforced by the Kansas Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The alcohol laws of Oklahoma comprehensively limit and regulate the sale of alcohol in Oklahoma.  Much like its neighboring state of Kansas (see Alcohol laws of Kansas), Oklahoma’s approach to alcohol is quite strict.  Oklahoma's approach contrasts sharply with that of another neighboring state, Missouri (see Alcohol laws of Missouri), which has some of the nation’s least restrictive alcohol control laws. In diplomatic usage, protecting power refers to a relationship that is initiated when a sovereign state does not have diplomatic representation in another country.  A country may, in lieu of sending its own diplomatic representative to the receiving state, appoint a third state to be its protecting power.  The third state is responsible for looking after the sending state's diplomatic property and the interests of its citizens in the hosting state. The alcohol laws of Kentucky, which govern the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in that state, lead to a confusing patchwork of counties that are dry, prohibiting all sale of alcoholic beverages; wet, permitting full retail sales under state license; and "moist", occupying a middle ground between the two.  A justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court wrote in 1985 that the state's alcohol laws were a "maze of obscure statutory language" and "confusing at best."  The general counsel of the Kentucky Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) noted in 2012, "That's still the case."  This led Kentucky governor Steve Beshear to appoint a task force in summer 2012 to attempt to streamline the state's alcohol laws. Alcohol laws of Turkey regulate the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.  The laws are enforced by the Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority (TAPDK).
Answer: Oklahoma