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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1894.
9. (1) Any person who lets occupies or knowingly suffers or permits to be occupied for hire or rent any building or any part thereof contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable ou summary conviction before a Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding $25 for every day during which the same continues to be so let or occupied.
(2) Where two or more convictions against the provi- sions of this Ordinance have taken place within 3 months with respect to the same domestic building (whether the persons so convicted were or were not the same) the Magistrate may upon the application of the Sanitary Board order that the said domestic building be closed for such time as may be deemed necessary and may by the same or any subsequent order authorise the Sanitary Board to carry out such order.
10. Sections 67 and 68 of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, are hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following sections are substituted :--
Section 67. Every domestic building and any part thereof found to be inhabited in excess of a proportion of oue adult for every 21 square feet of habitable floor space or superficial area and 300 cubic feet of clear and unobstructed internal air space shall be deemed to be in an overcrowded condition.
Section 63 (1). It shall not be lawful for any house- holder or tenant to let or sub-let or allow to be used for occupation any tenement-house or any part thereof to so large a number of persons so as to cause the same to be in an overcrowded condition. (2). The householder or tenant together with their family, if any, if resident in any such tenement-house shall be counted in ascertaining whether such house or any part thereof is in au overcrowded condition.
(3). Any such house or any part thereof ascertained or discovered to be in an overcrowded condition between the hours of 11 e.. at night and 5 A.M. on the following morning shall be deemed to be primâ facie evidence that such house or part thereof was let or sub-let in con- travention of this section.
11. Any Officer of the said Board specially authorised by the Board and subject to such directions as the Board may impose may enter and inspect by night or day any domestic building for the purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any part thereof is in an overcrowded condition,
12. The Board shall have power by its officers to enter and inspect, upon reasonable notice to the occupiers or owners - any building its premises, outhouses and quarters for the purpose of ascertaining the sanitary condition, cleanliness and good order thereof or of any part thereof, and of the partitious, mezzanine floors, storeys, and cocklofts, therein or of the condition of any drains therein or in connection therewith.
13. (1) The Sanitary Board are hereby empowered to make, vary and repeal bye-laws for or in regard to all or any of the following matters (that is to say):-
(i) For prescribing the material and the nature and thickness thereof to be used for covering over the ground surface of all buildings and of all yards in connection therewith.
(i) For fixing and from time to time varying the number of persons who may occupy a domestic building or any part thereof and for marking on the exterior or interior of such buildings the number of persons permitted to occupy the same or any part thereof.
(i) For prescribing the material to be used for en- closing the space to be left above any partitions in connection with section 7 of this Ordinance. (iv) For the periodical entry and inspection of all
buildings-
(a) For the purpose of ascertaining whether the same are in an overcrowded con- dition,
l'enalties.
Amendment of Public Holuh Ordinance.
Overcrowding.
Inspection to ascertain breaches of sections Against
overcrowding.
General power to inspect.
Bye-laws.
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