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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 12, 1909.
13. Swine confined in the stalls, lairs, or pens attached to the slaughter-houses shall
have at least the following space allotted to them, viz.:-
Every pig,...
....4 superficial feet.
14. No person shall convey or cause to be conveyed or attempt to convey any dead
animal into any of the slaughter-houses for any purpose whatsoever.
PART II.
Slaughter-houses in the City of Victoria and at Ma Tau Kok.
1. Each slaughter-house shall be provided with a hanging shed, in which the carcase of every animal slaughtered shall be hung as soon as it is dressed. Such carcases shall continue hanging in such shed until they are removed to the markets, which removal shall be by means of a wheeled and covered vehicle or in a boat in either of which the carcases shall be hung.
2. The lessee of the privilege of collecting blood and hair shall forthwith upon the completion of the slaughtering of any animal or the dressing of any carcase, cause such blood and hair to be collected and deposited in a sufficient number of receptacles, properly constructed of non-absorbent material and furnished with closely fitting covers, and he shall cause the contents of such receptacles to be removed from the slaughter house at least once in every twenty-four hours. He shall cause every such receptacle to be thoroughly cleansed immediately after it shall have been used for such collection and removal, and shall cause every such receptacle when not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean.
3. The owner of any animal to be slaughtered shall provide the proper instruments, appliances, and utensils required for such purpose, and shall cause such articles to be thoroughly cleansed immediately after the completion of the process of slaughtering in which they have been used, and shall cause every such article when not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean.
4. The owner of any animal that is slaughtered shall cause the hide or skin, fat and offal of such animal to be removed from the slaughter-house within twenty-four hours after the completion of the slaughtering of such animal.
5. The owner of any animal shall not keep such animal in any slaughter-house
for a longer period that twelve hours.
6. No person shall convey or cause to be conveyed or attempt to convey any dead
animal into any of the slaughter-houses for any purpose whatsoever.
7. Fees in accordance with the following scale shall be paid by the owner of any
animal to be slaughtered:-
Cattle (including Calves),
Sheep and Goats,
Swine,.
.......40 cents per head.
..20
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The fee shall in all cases be payable on admission to the slaughter-house.
PART III.
Slaughter of Animals.
All animals killed for food in a Government Slaughter-house shall be killed in the following manner :----
(1.) All cattle (except buffaloes) shall be killed with a pole axe of a pattern to be
approved of by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
(2.) All buffaloes shall be killed with a rifle of a size and pattern to be approved by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. All rifles used for this purpose shall be kept by the Inspector in charge of each slaughter-house and used by him alone.
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