THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1898.
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An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to Intoxicating Liquor Licenses.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Liquor Licenses Short title. Ordinance, 1898.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise Interpreta. requires,--
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Adjunct License" means a license to hotel-keepers, restaurateurs, or confectioners, for the retail sale of intoxicating liquors as an adjunct to their respective businesses without keeping a public bar: "Adulterated liquor" means any liquor mixed or coloured to the prejudice of the purchaser with any ingredient whatever, or with water, either so as to increase its bulk and measure, or so as injuriously to affect the quality of such liquer, or to conceal its inferior quality, or any liquor which is not virtually of the nature and quality demanded by the pur- chaser, or of the liquor which it is labelled as being or purporting to be, whether such adulterated liquor be injurious to health or not. Spirits shall not be considered adulterated if mixed with water only so as not to reduce the strength more than twenty-five degrees below proof in the case of Brandy, Whisky or Rum, or more than thirty degrees below proof in the case of Gin:
**Chinese wines and spirits" mean intoxicating liquors of Chinese production or commonly consumed by Chinese, including Samshu.
"Chinese Restaurant License" means a license to keepers of Chinese hotels, restaurants, or eating- houses, &c., for the retail sale of intoxicating liquors to be consumed in connection with their respective businesses, either on the premises or in conjunction with meals sent out, but not otherwise, and without keeping a public bar:
"Chinese wine and spirit shop" means any shop licensed to sell Chinese wines and spirits not to be consumed on the premises :
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"Gallon means an Imperial gallon, or, if the liquor be in bottles, six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles:
Grocer's License means a license to sell intoxicating liquors (Chinese wines and spirits excepted) either wholesale or by the bottle, such liquors not to be consumed on the premises:
Intoxicating liquor" includes spirits, malt liquor, and any wine or other fermented liquor whatever : "Pint bottle" and "quart bottle" mean, respectively, the reputed pint and quart bottles ordinarily used in
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Public house " means any house or place of enter- tainment where intoxicating liquors are sold by retail and may be consumed on the premises, but does not include any place of entertainment kept under an adjunct License:
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Retail sale or Sale by retail means the sale of liquors in quantities not exceeding two gallons as above defined:
Wholesale license" means a license to sell intoxi- cating liquors by the unopened cask, jar or case, in quantities exceeding two gallons of oue liquor at one time, such liquors not to be consumed on the premises.
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3. No person shall make, distil, or rectify any spirits, or Unlicensed shall knowingly keep or have in his possession any still or distilling other uteusil, or apparatus for distilling or making or prohibited, rectifying spirits, without a license under this Ordinance.
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It shall be lawful for the Colonial Secretary to issue a Apothecaries, license free of all charge, to any apothecary, chemist, chemists and or druggist applying for the same, to keep and use on his druggists premises, a still of not more than eight gallons capacity for stills of eight the purpose of his trade only, provided that every person gallons wishing to keep sneh still shall notify his intention so to Contents. do to the said Colonial Secretary, who shall thereupon