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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 31, 1911.

(6.) In case of the death or insolvency of any holder of a Chinese restaurant licence, the executor or administrator or trustee (as the case may be) of such licensee may carry on the business until the expiration of the then current licence, subject to all the same regulations us the original licensee.

First

(7.) The Registrar tieneral may, in his discretion, Schedule: perunt the transfer of any such licence, in the Form No. 11 Form No. H. in the First Schedule to this Ordinance.

Eating- houses. First

Licences for Eating-houses.

34.--(1.) Eating-house licences shall be granted by the Colonial Treasurer in the Formu No. 12 i in the First Schedule to this Ordinance upon payment of the fee Form No. 12. Specified in the Second Schedule to this Ordinance.

Schedule:

Second

Schedule.

Prohibition

(2.) Such conditions as the Governor-in-Council may determine may be added to any licence granted under this section, and no intoxicationg liquor shall be sold or opium smoked on such premises.

(3.) The Colonial Treasurer may, in his discretion, permit the transfer of such licence, and such transfer shall he by the indorsement of the Colonial Treasurer.

35.---No person licensed under the last preceding see- of disorderly tion shall knowingly or wilfully permit disorderly conduct conduct in in his liceused premises, or knowingly suffer any unlawful eating-house. game or gaming therein, or knowingly permit or suffer any prostitute to frequent such licensed premises or to remain therein.

licensed

Brewery licences.

Saving as to sale of liquor by licensed auctioneer.

Legislative Council empowered

to alter all licence fees.

Governor-in- Council empowered

to create new forins of licence.

Brewery Licences,

36.—(1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make, alter, amend, and repeal regulations and con- ditions for the grant of brewery licences and beer sold under such licences shall not be consumed on the premises.

(9.) Such regulations or conditions may prescribe a scale of fees in respect of such licences and may regulate the times and commencement and expiry of such licences, the conditions of sale and all other matters connected with such licences.

(3.) All such regulations shall be published in the Gazette in English and in Chinese.

Sale of Liquor by Licensed Auctioners,

37. Nothing in this Ordinance shall render it illegal for an auctioneer, holding au auctioneer's licence, to sell intoxicating liquor by auction, without any licence under this Ordinance, upon his own premises for a principal holding an appropriate liquor licence, or upon premises in in respect of which his principal holds an appropriate licence anthorizing such principal to sell such intoxicating liquor, or in cases where such liquor is the property of the Imperial or Local Government, or forms part of the estate of a bankrupt or deceased prson, or is sold by order of Court, or where, in any particular case, on application made, the Colonial Secretary grants permission for such sale by auction, whether upon licensed premises or else- where.

Alteration of Licence Fees.

38. The Legislative Commucil by resolution may from time to time alter or amend any of the fees prescribed under this Ordinance in respect of all or any of the licences therein mentioned and may at any time substitute in whole or in part a schedule of fees for that contained in the Second Schedule to this Ordinance.

Special Forms of Licence.

30. In addition to the sundry forms of licences anthorised by this Ordinance and notwithstanding anything herein contained it shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council at any time hereafter to grant any similar licences in such form and subject to such terms and conditions in all respects as he may determine and subject to the payment of such fees as may be prescribed in sich licences.

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