THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 5, 1920.
2. Section 9 of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, Repeal of 1911, is repealed and the following section is substituted Ordinance 9
of 1911, s. 9, therefor:
and substitu- tion of new section.
Board.
Licensing 9. (1) All applications for the grant- ing or transfer of publicans licences, restaurant adjunct licences and hotel keepers adjunct licences shall be made to a Board of Licensing Justices, bereinafter called the Board.
(2.) The Board shall consist of a chair- man, vice-chairman and five other members. The members shall hold office for three years. The Magis- trates' Clerk shall be ez-officio secretary to the Board,
(3) The chairman, vice-chairman and two other members shall be ap- pointed by the Governor, and of the four members appointed by the Governor under this sub-section two shall be official and two un- official Justices of the Peace.
(4.) Three of the members of the Board shall be elected by the unofficial Justices of the Peace from among their number, provided that if no nomination is received, or if nomi- nations are not received for all the vacancies announced, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a Justice or Justices to fill the vacancy or vacancies.
(5.) If any Licensing Justice who was appointed by the Governor under sub-section (3) of this section is absent from the Colony it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint another Justice to act as a member of the Board during the absence of the substantive member. Such acting member shall be an official or an unofficial Justice according as the substantive member is an official or an unofficial Justice. (6.) If any Licensing Justice who was elected or appointed under sub- section (4) of this section is absent from the Colony it shall be lawful for the unofficial Justices of the Peace to elect from among their number a Justice to act as a member of the Board during the absence of the substantive member, provided that an acting member may be appointed by the Governor if no nomination is received for the acting appoint-
ment.
(7.) Three members of the Board, one of whom must be the chairman or vice-chairman, shall form a quorum.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this
4th day of March, 1920.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 5th day of March, 1920.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
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