THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 31, 1916.
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No. 131.
Rules made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 44 (1) of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, (Ordinance No. 30 of 1915), this 31st day of March, 1916.
Boarding Houses.
1. No person shall keep a Boarding House for Chinese Emigrants unless he shall have taken out a licence.
2. Boarding Houses for Emigrants shall be divided into two classes (A) Hotels (Hak Chan), and (B) Boarding Houses for Assisted Emigrants San Hak Chan).
3. No female person shall be allowed to lodge in a Boarding House for Assisted Emigrants.
4. A register of all such Boarding Houses shall be kept by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in accordance with Form I appended to these By-laws.
5. Before a licence can be issued for the use of any premises as a Boarding House for Emigrants an application giving the following particulars must be made to the Secre- tary for Chinese Affairs:
(1.) Name, age and description of applicant.
(2.) Situation of premises sought to be registered.
(3.) Whether as Hotel or Boarding House for Assisted Emigrants.
(4.) What floors are to be used as a Boarding House.
6. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs shall transmit each application for a new licence, or for renewal of a licence, to the Sanitary Department, which shall cause the premises specified therein to be inspected with a view to ascertaining the sanitary condition of the premises and their suitability for use as a Boarding House for Emigrants.
7. When the Sanitary Department is satisfied that the said premises are suitable for the purpose it shall inform the Secretary for Chinese Affairs accordingly, who may then, if he thinks fit, issue a licence to the applicant in the Form in the Schedule hereto for the use of such premises as a Boarding House, for such number of inmates as the Sanitary Department may prescribe.
8. The fee for a licence to keep a Boarding House for Emigrants shall be $50 for premises of not more than four floors of one house and $5 additional per year or part of a year for each additional floor and in case of the issue of a new licence in exchange for a current licence, as provided for in Rule No. 10 below, the fee shall be $5.
9. Every Boarding House Licence shall expire on the 1st May next following its issue.
10. In the event of any keeper of a Boarding House for Emigrants desiring to remove to other premises or to transfer his licence, he must apply for a licence for such new premises or for permission to transfer to his nominee. In the event of the applica- tion being approved a new licence shall be issued and a fresh fee paid in accordance with Rule 8.
11. The keeper of a Boarding House for Emigrants shall at all times keep his pre- mises in a clean and wholesome condition. He shall cause the premises to be thoroughly swept at least once a day and to be kept well ventilated, also the keeper shall not permit such premises to be occupied by a greater number of persons than is stated in the licence.
12. The keeper of a Boarding House for Emigrants shall cause all filth and house refuse or other offensive matter to be removed from his premises daily.