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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 3, 1934.
Take-up spools.
Films to be kept in boxes.
Maximum length of film.
Re-winding
room.
Fittings, etc., of re-winding
room.
Ventilation of re-wind- ing room.
Means of
egress.
Exemption.
147. Take-up spools shall be mechanically driven and films shall be wound up on spools so that the wound film shall not at any time reach or project beyond the edges of the flanges of the spool
148. During the exhibition all films when not in use shall be kept in closed metal boxes of substantial construction. When in the enclosure not more than six spools shall be kept in one box at the same time.
149. The total amount of film allowed to be kept in any building licensed or used as a place of Public Entertainment shall not exceed five hundred and sixty reels or one ton.
Not more than 20,000 feet of film altogether shall be kept in the enclosure and the re-winding room at the same time. Film in excess of this amount shall be stored elsewhere in accordance with the Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Ordin- ance, 1923, and any regulations made thereunder.
150. A separate room shall be provided for the re- winding and repairing of films, which shall be constructed throughout of, or lined internally with, fire-resisting material.
151. All fittings and fixtures within the rewinding room shall be constructed of, or covered with, fire-resisting material, and the entrance shall be provided with a self-closing close- fitting door of fire-resisting material which shall not communi- cate directly with the auditorium or any part of the building to which the public are admitted. If there is any communicat- ing doorway or other opening between the enclosure and the re-winding room it shall also be provided with a door or shutter of fire-resisting material.
For the purpose of this regulation the expression "fire- resisting material" includes teak or oak not less than two inches thick,
152. The re-winding room shall be provided with ade- quate means of ventilation, with sufficient inlets and outlets so as to ensure a constant supply of fresh air. The inlets and outlets shall communicate directly with the outside of the building.
153. Alternative means of egress shall be provided other than through the enclosure. Provided that if the Licensing Authority is of opinion that in the circumstances, compliance with any of the provisions of regulations 150 to 153 is im- practicable or, in the case of any of the provisions of regula- tions 150, 151 and 153, unnecessary for securing safety, such compliance shall be dispensed with.
154. Where a building is used only occasionally for the purpose of cinematograph exhibitions the provisions of regula- tions 126 and 140 shall not apply unless specially imposed by the Licensing Authority in cases of exceptional danger, but the following requirements shall be complied with, viz:
(a) The doors of all exits shall be arranged to meet any requirements of the Licensing Authority.
(b) The film boxes fitted to the projector shall not exceed 18 inches in diameter, inside measurement.
(c) Not more than 5 spools altogether shall be kept in the enclosure at any one time.