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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 3, 1934.
Fire appliances.
Prohibition of smoking,
Inflammable articles.
Enclosure
for pro- jecting apparatus.
Fittings, etc., of enclosure.
Entrance to enclosure.
Openings
130. Fire appliances suitable to the character of the building and adequate to deal with an outbreak of fire shall be provided and maintained in good working order. During the exhibition such appliances shall be in the charge of some person specially nominated for that purpose who shall see that they are kept constantly available for use.
131. There shall always be within the cinematograph en- closure sufficient means of dealing with fire, readily available for use, and these shall include the following, namely, a thick woollen blanket, two buckets of water, and a bucket of dry sand. Before the commencement of each exhibition the operator shall satisfy himself that the fire appliances within the enclosure are ready for use.
132. No smoking shall at any time be permitted within the cinematograph enclosure, nor in the film room nor in any part of the premises in which films are stored, wound or re- paired. Notices stating that smoking is prohibited shall be kept posted in the enclosure and film room and any such part of the premises as aforesaid.
133. No inflammable article shall unnecessarily be taken into, or allowed to remain in, the enclosure, the film room, or any part of the premises in which films are stored, wound or repaired.
134. The projecting apparatus shall be placed in an en- closure of substantial construction made of or lined internally with fire-resisting material and of sufficient dimensions to allow the operator to work freely.
135. All fittings and fixtures within the enclosure, other than the frames of outside windows, shall be constructed of or covered with fire-resisting material.
136. The entrance to the enclosure shall be suitably placed and fitted with a self-closing close-fitting door of fire resisting material which shall be kept closed during the exhibi- tion. For the purpose of this regulation the expression "fire resisting material' includes teak or oak not less than two inches thick.
137. The openings through which the necessary pipes. in enclosure. and cable pass into the enclosure shall be efficiently sealed or
bushed, as the case may be.
Door, etc.,
138. The openings in the front face of the enclosure shall be covered with glass and shall not be larger than is necessary for effective projection and observation.
Each such opening shall be fitted with a screen of fire- resisting material, which can be released from both the inside and the outside of the enclosure so that it automatically closes. with a close-fitting joint. The screens shall be so constructed and arranged that they can all be released simultaneously from the operating position near any of the projectors. The open- ings shall not exceed three for each projecting apparatus; all screens to be closed at the conclusion of the last daily per- formance.
139. The door of the enclosure and all openings, bushes: of enclosure. and joints shall be so constructed and maintained as to pre- vent, so far as possible, the escape of any smoke into the auditorium or any part of the building to which the public is admitted.