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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1898.
An Ordin
No. 24 of 1898,
te amead and consolidate the law
relating, to Intoxicating Liquor Licens: s.
LS
WHAONE BLACK,
Officer Administering the Gocerament,
Short title.
Interpreta- tions of termis.
[17th September, 1898.]
Be it conated by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
1. This Volbzure may be cited as The Liquor Licenses Ordinance, 1898.
2. In dis Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
Intoxicating liquor" includes spirits, malt liquor, and any wine or other fermented liquor whatever :
* Pint battle” and “quart bottle" mean, respectively, the reputol pint and quart bottles ordinarily used in
commerce:
» Chinese wines and spirits” mean intoxicating liquors of Chiues production or commonly consumed by Chinese, Jucluding Samshu:
Adulterated liquor" means any liquor mixed or zoloured to the prejudice of the purchaser with any ingredient whatever, or with water, either so as to lucaso its bulk and measure, or so as injuriously to affect the quality of such liquor, or to conceal its inferior quality, or any liquor which is not virtually of the nature and quality demanded by the pur- einser, or of the liquor which it is labelled as being or purporting to be, whether such adulterated liquer b iniutions to health or not. Spirits shall not be considered adulterated if mixed with water only se as not to redure the strength more than twenty-five degrees below proof in the case of Brandy, Whisky op Runi, or more than thirty degrees below proof in The case of Gin:
· Puddie house” means any house or place of cuter- 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 na adjunct license or Chinese Restaurant license:
* Gallon
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motus an Imperial gallon, or, if the liquor To in bottles, six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles:
Wholesale Brense" means a license to sell intoxi- enting liquors by the unopened cask, jar or case, in quandties of not less than two gallons of one liquor at one time, snch liquors not to be consumed on the pre-
mises:
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· Retail sale OF · Sale by retail" means the sale of liquors in quantities not exceeding two gallous at ante time :
· Publican's License" means a license to keep an Inn or Public House for the retail sale therein, but not elsewhere, of intoxicating liquors other than Chineso wines and spirits:
· Adjur Lecuse" means a ficcuse to hotel-keepers, posturaleurs, or confectioners, for the retail sale of inoxbeating liquors as an adjunct to their respective bu docsses, but does not authorise the keeping of a public bar: