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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 7, 1911.
No. 201.
Bye-laws made under Section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinances. 1903-1900.
The bye-laws made under section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and published in the Government Gazette on the 18th March, 1904, and 18th May, 1906, and at page 480 of the Regulations of Hongkong, 1910, under the heading "Scavenging and Conservancy" are hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor :-
Scavenging and Conservancy.
1.—(1.) The President of the Board shall employ contractors for the general surface scavenging of the following districts :-
(a.) The City of Victoria.
(4.) The Hill District.
(.) Such of the larger villages on the Island of Hongkong as the Board with the
approval of the Governor may direct.
() Such portions of Kowloon (including New Kowloon) as the Board with the
approval of the Governor may direct.
Such contractors are hereinafter referred to as Scavenging Contractors.
(2.) The President of the Board shall also employ contractors for the removal of excretal matters from the following buildings:-
(a.) All buildings in the Hill District.
(6.) All Government buildings (including Government latrines) and all privately
owned public latrines in the following districts:—
(i.) The City of Victoria.
(ii.) Such of the larger villages on the Island of Hongkong as the Board with the approval of the Governor may direct.
(iii) Such portions of Kowloon (including New Kowloon) as the Board with the approval of the Governor may direct.
Contractors.
Such contractors are hereinafter referred to as Conservancy
(3.) The terms and conditions of the contracts shall be settled by the Board subject to the approval of the Governor.
2. The servants of the contractors shall, while at work, wear such distinguishing badge as shall from time to time be directed by the Board,
3. The ocenpier of any premises which are situate within any of the districts specified in Bye-law No. 1 (2) (6), or if there be no occupier, the owner or immediate landlord shall, unless such premises are a Government building or a privately-owned public latrine, maké due provision for the daily removal of all excretal matters from such premises to the conser- vaney boat at the nearest Conservancy Boat Station and for the delivery thereof to the servants of the Conservancy Contractor at such station, and shall not dispose of any such excretal matters in any other manner,
4. All vessels used for the conveyance of excretal matters whether in the employ of the contractors or privately-owned shall be registered anually at the offices of the Sanitary Board and no vessel not so registered shall convey excretal matters within the Harbour Limits. The vessels so registered are referred to as conservancy boats in these byc-laws.
5. All conservancy boats shall be completely decked and provided with closely fitting hatches and shall at all times be kept in a thorough state of repair and in a seaworthy and cleanly condition to the satisfaction of the Board.
6. All conservancy bouts shall fly such distinguishing flag as shall from time to time be directed by the Board.
7. No conservancy boat shall unless otherwise provided for under the terms of the contracts for the time being in force anchor or lie at any place within the waters of the Colony other than the cons rvancy boats anchorage in Kwai Chung Bay.