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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 15,
15. Every bird shop shall have a good supply of clean potable water for the use of the animals kept therein.
16. Every bird shop and every cage or other accom- modation for animals kept therein shall at all times be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and free from vermin.
17. The floor and any part of the walls of every bird shop which may have become sciled by any
animal kept therein shall be thoroughly swept and cleaned at least once a day and all excretory matter shall be removed from the bird shop and from every cage therein at least once a day.
18. The inside walls and the ceiling of every bird shop shall be lime-washed at least once in every three months.
19. Whenever it appears to the Urban Council that any bird shop or any accommodation or cage therein is in such an insanitary condition as to cause injury or discomfort to the animals kept therein, or to any of them, the holder of the licence of such bird shop shall within 48 hours after service upon him of a notice in writing signed by the Secretary of the Urban Council cleanse and purify the same in accordance with the requirements of the notice.
20. Any notice required by these regulations to be served shall be deemed to have been sufficiently served if the same is left with the person to whom it is addressed or with his servant or agent at the premises specified in the licence held by the person to whom the notice is addressed.
21. These regulations shall come into force on the first day of January, 1940.
9th December, 1939.
T. MEGARRY,
Clerk of Councils.
1939.
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