THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1898.
Wholesale and Grocer's Licenses,
28. Every person desirous of obtaining a Wholesale Wholesale License or a Grocer's License to sell intoxicating liquors and Grocers'
licenses. shall apply to the Colonial Secretary, who may, in his How obtain- discretion, grant to the applicant a license in the form of, ed. schedule L or M according to the nature of his application, on production of a receipt from the Treasurer for the appro- priate fee specified in schedule S. Such license may be renewed animally on like conditions.
29. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Commeil from Power to time to time to make, alter, amend and repeal regulations make rules, and conditions for the granting of Wholesale and Grocer's licenses. Such conditions may require the providing by applicants of one or more sureties, may alter the above scale of fees, may regulate the times of commencement and expiry of such licenses, the hours and conditions of sale, and all other matters comected with such licenses. All such regulations when published in the Government Gazette
shall have the force of law.
Chinese Wine and Spirit Shop Licenses.
30. The Colonial Secretary may grant a license in the Chinese wine form of schedule N to any person to sell Chinese wines and spirit and spirits, by retail and wholesale, such Chinese wines and hops. spirits not to be consumed on the premises where they are sold, and the holder of such license shall exbibit con- spicuously and permanently in front of his licensed place of business his name and number and the nature of such license, on a sign, the size and design of which shall be approved by the Captain Superintendent of Police. The fee for such license shall be that specified in schedule S and shall he paid to the Treasurer. The Colonial Secretary may permit the transfer of any such license in form of schedule (.
Chinese Restaurant Licenses.
Licenses.
31.—(1.) Where the keeper of any Chinese hotel, or restau- Chinese raut, or eating-house or other place where meals or food are Restaurant supplied to persons not resident on the premises, is desirous of supplying intoxicating liquor to customers with their meals, such keeper may apply to the Colonial Secretary for a Chinese Restaurant license. Such application shall be referred to the Registrar General and Captain Superintend- ent of Police for report, and upon receipt of such report the Colonial Secretary may, in his discretion, grant a license in the form in schedule P, or refuse the same.
(2.) The fee for such license shall be according to the scalo set forth in schedule S and shall be paid to the Colonial Treasurer before the issue of the license.
(3.) The holder of such license shall exhibit conspicuonsły and permanently in front of his licensed place of business his name and the number and nature of such license on a sign the size and design of which shall be approved by the Captain Superintendent of Police,
(4.) Sub-sectious (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of section 20 of this Ordinance shall apply to the business carried on under a Chinese Restaurant License.
(5.) In case of the death or insolvency of any holder of a Chinese Restaurant license, the executor or administrator or trustee (as the case may be) of such license may carry on the business until the expiration of the then current license, subject to all the same regulations as the original licensee.
(6.) The Colonial Secretary may, in his discretion, permit the transfer of any such license in the form in schedule Q.
Eating-houses.
houses.
32. No person, (unless licensed under this Ordinance to Eating- retail intoxicating liquors to be consumed on the promises), shall keep an eating-house, coffee-house, refreshment bar or saloon, restaurant, or other place where meals or refresh- ments are supplied to persons not resident on the premises, without a license from the Colonial Secretary, in the form of Schedule R, for which license the fee specified in sche- dule S shall be payable. Such conditions as the Governor in Council may determine may be added to any license granted under this section, and no intoxicating liquors shall be sold on such premises.
The Colonial Secretary may, in his discretion, permit the transfer of such license, such transfer shall be by the en- dorsement of the Colonial Secretary.
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