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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH JUNE, 1887.
Weight of animals.
Hanging aheds and carriage of meat.
Ventilation and drainage of slaughter- houses.
Water supply of slanghter- houses.
Removal of
blood, filth,
etc.. in proper receptacles.
Providing and cleansing ot slaughter- house appliances.
Cleansing of slaughter- houses.
Removal of hides, skine,
fat, &c.
Dogs in slaughter- houses prohibited.
Keeping of
animals in langhter- houses prohibited except under certain
conditions.
6. The weight of each animal for the purposes of the preceding rule shall be ascertained before it is slaughtered. 7. Each slaughter-house shall be provided with a hanging shed, in which the carcase of every animal slaughtered shall be hung as soon as it is dressed. Such carcases shall continue hanging in such shed until they are removed to the markets, which removal shall be by means of a wheeled and covered vehicle or in a boat in either of. which the carcases can be hung, and not otherwise.
8. The Lessee of the privilege of slaughtering animals shall cause the means of ventilation and drainage provided in or in connexion with the public slaughter-houses in the Colony to be kept, at all times, in proper and efficient action.
9. The Lessee of the privilege of slaughtering animals shall cause the means of water-supply provided in or in connexion with the slaughter-houses in the Colony to be kept, at all times, in proper order.
10. The Lessee of the privilege of slaughtering animals shall provide a sufficient number of vessels or receptacles, properly constructed of some non-absorbent material, and furnished with closely fitting covers, for the purpose of receiving and conveying from the slaughter-houses of the Colony all blood, manure, garbage, filth, or other refuse products of the slaughtering of animals, or the dressing of any carcase therein. He shall forthwith upon the com- pletion of the slaughtering of animals or the dressing of any carcase in the slaughter-houses of the Colony cause such blood, manure, garbage, filth, or other refuse products to be collected and deposited in such vessels or receptacles, and he shall cause all the contents of such vessels or re- ceptacles to be removed from the slaughter-houses at least once in every twenty-four hours. He shall cause every such vessel or receptacle to be thoroughly cleansed im- mediately after such vessel or receptacle shall have been used for such collection and removal, and shall cause every such vessel or receptacle when not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean.
11. The Lessee of the privilege of slaughtering animals shall provide the proper instruments, appliances, and utensils required for the purpose of slaughtering and he shall cause all such articles to be thoroughly cleansed im- mediately after the completion of the process of slaughter- ing in which they have been used, and he shall also cause every such utensil when not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean.
12. The Lessee of the privilege of slaughtering animals shall cause every part of the internal surface of the walls and every part of the floors of the slaughter-houses in the Colony to be kept, at all times, in good order and repair, so as to prevent the absorption therein of any blood or liquid refuse or filth which may be spilled or splashed thereon, or any offensive or noxious matter which may be deposited thereon or brought in contact therewith. "He shall cause every part of the internal surface of the slaughter-houses above the floor to be either thoroughly washed with hot lime-wash or tarred, at least, four times in every year. He shall cause every part of the floors of such slaughter-houses, and every part of the internal sur- face of every wall on which any blood or liquid refuse or filth may have been spilled or splashed, or with which any offensive or noxious matter may have been brought in con- tact during the process of slaughtering or dressing in such slaughter-houses, to be thoroughly washed and cleansed within three hours after the completion of such slaughter- ing or dressing.
13. The Lessee of the privilege of slaughtering animals shall cause the hide or skin, fat, and offal of every animal slaughtered in the slaughter-houses of the Colony to be removed therefrom within twenty-four hours after the completion of the slaughtering of such animal.
14. The Lessee of the privilege of slaughtering animals shall not at any time keep any dog or cause any dog to be kept in any of the slaughter-houses of the Colony. He shall not at any time keep, or cause, or suffer to be kept in any of the slaughter-houses any animal of which the flesh may be used for the food of man, unless such animal be so kept in preparation for the slaughtering thereof upon the premises, and he shall not keep such animal or cause or suffer such animal to be kept in any of the slaughter- houses for a longer period than may be necessary for the